The lull is waiting for actual units to land in the hands of users. They will run simple tests, and the torrent will start of "Threadripper, Ryzen, whatever, crushes, obliterates, humiliates, defenestrates, annihilates, percolates, laminates, and otherwise waves its private parts at" the Mac Pro. Throw in a few "the stand is a ripoff" for old time's sake.
Actual users, knowing their actual use case and exactly what to expect, will be happy.
Then we'll hear from people who are trying to upgrade less expensive orders with their own sourced parts. Some of these will work, others will be frustrated. In the former case, Apple will be excoriated for price gouging. In the later case, Apple will be excoriated for deliberately using a proprietary interface so they can price gouge.
