"All I've seen is a few geeks trading opinions about--ultimately petty--consumer electronics issues."
But they aren't petty issues. This is the evolution of the computer industry. People are going to have strong opinions. Let me correct that: People in this industry should have very strong opinions. I marvel at the various claims that this is trivial / bike shed / etc, as a massive seismic shift of our entire platform occurs.
This impacts all of us in technology profoundly.