Mmmm... that mast is awfully long.
It's a shame it won't have a "real" cyclic.
Will it be a success? Hard to tell, I think some private owners will buy it because a) they want the lastest toy, and b) they want the turbine sound. but it will have to be a hell lot cheaper than a B206/Hughes 500 to make impact in the commercial world.
People may just view it as "an R44 with a different engine".
It mat not matter to people how ugly it is, but...ask yourself this question - how successful would the EC120 have been if it had been ugly? Given it's poor performance, and high maintenance costs, some of it's success is down to fact people like to be seen operating/stepping out of it.