That long post has to be taken in context. Bill Buck wasn't some kind of saint trying to preserve the Amiga like comes across from just that one post. I remember all too well the things that were happening back then from both camps, and that was ultimately what put me off getting a Pegasos.
Your loss it was :-)
Pegasos 2 was good hardware at its time. But it could not beat Macs except on pricing. I recall Macs were very expensive back then...