Really excited about this lens, because it will make the 70-200 VR1 drop even further!
The focus breathing issue, to my understanding is very likely to be a deliberate decision to allow the 70-200 VR2 focus faster, and it does focus really really fast.
It really does seem scary for such a setup, I decided to ask some other pros who use it and they simply didn't care at all.
All 70-200 lenses exhibit some degree of breathing, but the VR2 is probably the most seriously one here. Not trying to say two wrong makes a "who cares about the flaws".
I'll be getting either the 70-200 f4 VR3 or the 70-200 AF-S VR1. Great job Nikon