Whatever... They are likely stopping to cater to me, and starting to cater to others. It's fine. I had a good run with 4e for as long as it lasted. I'll probably figure out something else to do when support for 4e ends. I'm good for another year and a half at least. Then, if my friends want to play the next iteration, I might do that, or I'll be happy with Savage Worlds or whatever else we end up playing.
It sounds like they are taking away choice. In 4e, it's fairly easy for me to realize a character concept, with very few restrictions. I would rather have seen them take that a step further, and build a system where you could realize any concept. Alas, they are going back to cliches and straight jackets. It's probably not going to be my cup of tea, and I'll either hack it to pieces and turn it into something that works for me, or more likely find another system that can do what I want.
Either way, it is what it is. I don't put faith in companies, so nothing restored or diminished. I do put faith in people and I didn't think the leadership for D&D would be going in this direction, so I'm a little disappointed personally, but they're apparently doing right by a lot of other folks, so more power to them.