Well, the pseudonym thing was a valid complaint, and it is a genuine issue for some people.
Though I don't think it's an issue that deserves the sort of day-after-day-after-day-after-day-after-day-after-day nonstop coverage it's getting. It's a minor-ish problem some people have with a new product or service, though, and for some reason the tech press loves to latch onto those and make them into OMG ONLY THE BIGGEST PROBLEM EVAR (see: "antennagate").
Though even there, the difference between this and "antennagate" was that Apple shipped a finished product. Google+ is decidedly in field test beta (and did not cost $200-$600).
I agree, most people use their real names (see: Facebook), and a new service should focus on the majoring or its users first get that right then address the statistically less significant (but evidently very loud) segment.
Though I don't think it's an issue that deserves the sort of day-after-day-after-day-after-day-after-day-after-day nonstop coverage it's getting. It's a minor-ish problem some people have with a new product or service, though, and for some reason the tech press loves to latch onto those and make them into OMG ONLY THE BIGGEST PROBLEM EVAR (see: "antennagate").