Yes, it wasn't an iPad. Of course people were impressed on first demo then "meh" shortly thereafter.That's how everyone reacted to my samsung note pro 12.2 a year before ipp was even born. now no one cares, and i rarely if ever use the wonderful pencil/stylo that actually comes with it, doesnt need to be charged and fits inside the tablet. so the thrill wears off.
That's how virtually all non-iPad tablets fare.
You can't apply iPad rules to non-iPads, nor non-iPad rules to iPads.