I see nothing to prove this has been happening more than a week. Just some claims that it's been happening since last year, which might have been a different problem altogether.
Google's working on it.
Google's working on it.
I have confidence that it will eventually get sorted out.
When the market breaks (it does so occasionally for developers), I wish there was more immediate feedback available from Google. The forums are a good start, but they tend to get filled quickly with melodrama on any hot issue. But all in all I am happy as an Android developer.