That's the main reason I'll probably upgrade my wife's Air 2 to the new Air since she watches TV on it a lot. Everything else is awesome in terms of the spec department but I just know that my wife's not going to be happy with the form factor change.
Does suck to have it yes, but I guess Apple figured the camera bump will be irrelevant for the majority of users (probably based on case sales numbers). I would think that with the new design you can no longer have a bare back while having a cover on the front.