It was asked if “someone know[s]” and maybe someone on this forum knows … maybe not. What is so bad about someone asking?
I assume there are “Dailys” or weekly meetings with some kind of a notification chain to the company management and marketing departing. Hence maybe marketing can shed some light. It’s not always necessary that devs lay down their work 
No, but it helps to understand and plan ahead.
Transparent communication helps to reduce frustration which may arise when users are running into issues:
To make plans regarding upgrades, to solve issues like the above mentioned for example. People have their reasons and we don’t need to understand all of them. Sometimes it is easier to simply answer the question.
Knowing about serious issues with the next version could also help understanding, that admins should test NC23.01 more thoroughly before upgrade their productive systems or even wait for NC23.02.
You can simply make better decisions when you know stuff so I don’t blame him for asking.
Unfortunately I can’t provide an answer, as I am also just one of the curious guys.