@Andreas Nurbo - Hardly. Here's a roundup.

Implying 4.0 should be an extra long dev cylce:
why not start start discussing what should be in 4.0 already if big innovations should be made

Failure to understand the implications of non-semantic versioning on dev cycle:
Just because its not semantic versioning doesnt mean it cant contain more innovative and exciting stuff

Dismissing plugins-as-features:
After 10 years we take advantage of WP functionality to make and test new WP functionality. Yeah oooh im shitting in my pants with excitement.