I share this view. Not to any hate on Palmer, but enthusiasts often have a very different product perspective and the products he's led are demonstrations of this. Again, not in a negative way, they just failed to capture public attention due to the tradeoffs.

The fact that it's Apple is what makes me less cynical about the hype. If Apple, a company predominantly focused on mass public adoption, is able to get an enthusiast hyped about one of their products... maybe they hit a good balance.