I think the remote has a place, that place should just be in the store. I have been using one for a few weeks and while it has its downsides it is a nice remote and the RF works well.

I think one of the bigger things about the remote is the wife factor - out of 10 different remotes I had laid out on my desk my wife picked this as one of her top two. I think if this had been done with standalone software like the S70/Q50 then it would have been 10x better.