I don't understand why some people force themselves to unsee the obvious. IMO the Haswell line is clearly not for enthusiasts and not worth to upgrade from Ivy or Sandy Bridge. Of course, purists would argue that you can squeeze more from Haswells but they also will agree that Intel wasn't targeting that specific market segment.
Yes, it's true that we -the enthusiasts- are used to be the center of attention of every single move, but not this time. This is a good example of a lineup destined for what many of us could consider 'mediocre'.
Did Intel thought about it?, of course! A chip takes time to develop and get the production lines rollin'. We were singled out.
Now it could be AMD's turn to roll the dices -and they have- by just releasing that 5GHz wafer. Then the benchmarks will be judging and perhaps conclude that it's not worth it either.
My latest upgrade at work was from a P45/Q6600 to an H7/E3-1230 V2. I don't OC my work rig but have built some systems specifically for it. Do I see a difference in my job? meh- a little.. (It's because I upgraded to SSD before the jump), the Q6600 was still a good performer -for my job-
Let me put it in close-up: Intel has 2 versions of me to bet on: My job setup and my personal gaming rig. Since I upgraded the workstation from a perfectly functional average performing Q6600, Haswell is not for this side of me. On the other hand, since I have a 2600K burning hot on games, what the hell do I need of a Haswell?.
Those are two misses in one shot from Intel to me.