Is Angular (^2) over-complicated and over-engineered?

Critics say:

• Typescript turns javascript into java
• Release cycles are frustrating for devs
• requires a ton of framework domain knowledge that isn't useful outside the world of enterprise web apps
• requires learning about Rxjs observables for simple http requests
• speaks its own language - structural directives, pipes, declarations, modules, injectors, services, view encapsulation, decorators

Proponents say

• Angular CLI comes with many benefits such as pre-configured webpack with tree-shaking, live-reloading, local server, prod build
• Typescript as an intrinsic benefit
• All-inclusive: routing, http, etc is all included
• Ideal for enterprise web apps