Wayne,
I think you've nailed it, at least you completely reflect my opinion. I get scowls from the OS4 developers when I've seen them at Expo. They're not happy when I tell them I'm only interested in Classic items. I won't shell out the kind of money being asked for an OS4 system.
I bought one of Jeri's C64 joysticks, and it got me back into retro computing, It DIDN'T send me out looking for an UBER 64 and it doesn't appear to have had a lasting impact on the 64 market.
Bob