So you're complaining that the rMBP doesn't thrill you because Adobe's software has not been upgraded to take advantage of the retina display yet?
You must think the Tesla is non-thrilling because there are not yet ubiquitous charging stations.
You must think 4G handsets are non-thrilling because there is not yet enough 4G coverage.
You must think Thunderbolt is non-thrilling because there are not yet enough devices that support it.
To summarize, you think something is not "thrilling" because the world at large is not ready for it yet.
This "keep doing what we've always done" approach really bugs me, and is not a good way to think if you have any interest in progressing and actually making anything better.
What planet are you living on? Apart from the Thunderbolt display, there's lots of storage devices available. If you don't want storage but something else, you can get Thunderbolt to PCI expansion boxes that you can plug your favorite card into.
So what's your problem?
The post you downvoted was correct. Saying you are underwhelmed by an improved technology just because it's new and unsupported is just silly.
Why would I want a PCI adapter box? I could've done that with Firewire (400 or 800). I want some native devices.
I haven't seen any other laptops shipping with TB interfaces, either (but I'll confess to not having looked thoroughly.) This is probably what's keeping native devices from being more numerous.
Considering that there's a pretty good chance that you'll need a 1x monitor to accurately preview pixel-accurate work like web graphics even after Adobe offers full support, I'm not sure that your rant laying the entire problem at Adobe's door is addressing the actual problem.
Won't turning off HiDPI just make the monitor "normal" - eg you have 4 pixels per 1 "normal" pixel, but it's not like the image will look worse because of that?
You must think the Tesla is non-thrilling because there are not yet ubiquitous charging stations.
You must think 4G handsets are non-thrilling because there is not yet enough 4G coverage.
You must think Thunderbolt is non-thrilling because there are not yet enough devices that support it.
To summarize, you think something is not "thrilling" because the world at large is not ready for it yet. This "keep doing what we've always done" approach really bugs me, and is not a good way to think if you have any interest in progressing and actually making anything better.