[vcf-midatlantic] IIGS expectations at launch

Just curious As an (80s) Atari user the IIGS looks like an amazing next gen upgrade for the Apple II line. The kind of thing the kid in me wishes the Atari 8bit received mid life. When the IIGS was launched did Apple II users see this as a commitment to the long haul for the platform or did it feel a bit like a compromise or was it otherwise disappointing? Inonoenin retrospect the 2.8 MHz artificial limitation on the CPU is a hint for the compromise narrative - but did it feel that way back then? Thanks.