This kind of bike is what the market has been missing and I really support this move by the big S. It is an entry sport bike - which is to say you can go quick on it and try racing if you want IN ALL DROP BAR DISCIPLINES.
Road bike with geo that is pretty upright, but good enough to get someone on the road. Sure it isn’t a dedicated Gravel bike, but with 35s (and maybe squeezed more in) you can give gravel a good shot. It will be totally fine as a tester CX bike and if you are the target audience for the bike it will be plenty.
You can do all of that for the cost of basically one affordable bike + plus some tire changes. I don’t see what it isn’t to love for someone just getting started and not wanting to commit to one discipline. This is the gateway drug, if you will.