All I can say is that after the great many years of waiting, I have no expectations any more.
At one time I had a great affinity with everything Amiga. Now I remember fondly an old friend who has long since gone away. I doubt I will ever feel that way about any piece of technology again.
With my current outlook, I have been surprised by how positive I have felt about recent announcements and progress. With the AROS-Max distro, with AROS tcp, with the (imo) fantastic OS4 video, with me discovering Paihia is in development, with the announcement of the Open Office project, I have even almost wondered if a momentum was building.
With having no expectations, the above has all been seen as bonuses to me.
I may be mad, but I will most likely still buy the A1 hardware and OS4 when (if) complete.