[mike]

I still like MFT - and with all the image improvements that AI can give you it "should" get more appealing.
e.g image noise is mostly a non-issue with MFT if you use something like DxO.

The biggest problem with MFT is that they are longing for the high-end  - the G9 II, GH7, OM-1 II ... and in this price segment, the air is getting thin.

Why buy a G9 II if you can get an S5 II for the same price? I don't quite understand this strategy unless they want to migrate folks to L-mount with this (if so, I've doubts that this is going to work)

Panasonic refuses to hear the calls for a GX/GM, and the OM-5 series hasn't seen much love either.

I still love my MFT gear  I have no real issues with image quality at all. 

But I fully agree. It just seems to me like they're going for the wrong market segment. Once the size, weight, and price are considered there are surely better options. Granted, there is still weight and size saving in the lenses. One would think however, that they would be shooting lower cost than comparable apc/ff as well as trying to target a niche.