Evolution is a fact,everything in life evolves, nothing will ever remain the same things always finds a way of metamorphosing. When Bitcoin came in 2009, it was perceived as the height of financial technology. Ethereum followed and the ERC20 took over. Nine years after the birth of the first cryptocurrency we are now witnessing the fourth generation.
Aether is a fourth generation cryptocurrency, with the aim of decentralising cryptocurrencies storage and will facilitate the use of DAPPS on Blockchain
This is ongoing process of development now blockchain based projects are moving towards get matured. This is big revolution which is happening around us I think it's very early to judge any project even there is no working product so they it will take time to prove.
True we will see, but i like the plan really. They are also splicing the NAV chain and making a custom x13 coin so i think you can already see a bit what they are capable of before the ico starts, i like that its not just another token. If they can do that they can in theory indeed copy eos and add nodes.