Yeah, but people wanted something a bit more, not the minimum required for Samsung to pass it off as a successor. Mainly a more interesting and intelligent design for the most part.
It's still a brilliant device and is top notch without a doubt, but they haven't raised the bar.
Agreed, don't get me wrong if I had to buy a phone this month it would defo be the S3, I just don't feel I need to upgrade from a Note that's only 5 months old, I had plans to sell the Note and buy the S3 if it was good enough as is at the mo I wait for the Hayabusa or Note 2.