I think this is FANTASTIC!

[humpagardengnome]

How can something that has barely been released be overrated?

If you wont use the new features, then cool, but ICS is a huge improvement over the previous versions of Android in both design and functionality.

But justify your purchase however you like...

I think that perception is based on the delayed release and the amount of bugs, updates and general issues that have surfaced w/in a very short window. Nothing shocking or unreasonable but it has definitely affected opinions on ICS.