Indeed. Waited for the rMBP13" but that turned out to be a wasted time.
I'm really into getting the base 13" Air, 8gb RAM which is 400$ cheaper than the rMBP. That's the machine I've been looking at the whole time.
Don't care for the retina as well. I've had a lot of Macs and the display seems fine to me (let's not get into the whole discussion here, just pointing out the subjective perspective)
Others who waited for the rMBP and now opts for the Air?
The Air has been the best computer I've ever, ever owned (2011 13"). Changed how I think of computers (I also work in the industry). With that said, I just ordered the rmbp 13, as it addresses the couple issues I hit while using the air:
1. I push the Air CPU a lot with what I do. It can do so much, but some activities aren't feasible.
2. The display led me astray... luckily iPhoto saves the original pictures, so I reverted everything. But while editing, I got the colors all wrong. Only noticed when I viewed the pictures on the iPad. Display on Air is lovely for a lot of things, but not precise enough for detailed photo editing. Really looking forward to the IPS retina.
3. Ports. My model only has USB2 and one thunderbolt. The upgrade to USB3 will be welcomed. The 2 thunderbolt ports and HDMI are going to be really really great.