I think the issue has become more widely known, having spoken to them myself on Tuesday, it was clear that they were finally getting to the bottom of what was wrong and possible solutions, as daft as it sounds, perhaps no-one wanted to accept this as a fault until a potential fix was in the bag. They are also aware that some people have swapped sides with the microphone.
Its good to hear someone else has had a positive discussion with them, although my dealings were initially negative the conversation with them on Tuesday helped, I was aware of them looking at a fix, but was told this was Honda Europe, but if its the Japs then that can only be a better thing. I can't wait to get this sorted and be able to finally say there is nothing wrong with the car, except the smashed foglight and the stone chips.
Mind you I did read some where else on the interweb-net a post from a driver of a large German manufacturer who when complained about the
HFT was told that its functionality was not in question, perhaps the owners expectations were too high, its therefore not our problem. You would expect more from the Germans.