Did they force anyone to focus on reviewing those results instead of other ones? People choose to focus on them for a reason.
I think it's always better to publish preliminary results early (as long as you clearly say so, and they did), and let mathematicians decide which of those are worth focusing on.
I think it's always better to publish preliminary results early (as long as you clearly say so, and they did), and let mathematicians decide which of those are worth focusing on.