Is the mid heel the next step forward...?

So i was browsing Elle the other day and i came across this article on the mid heel being the latest trend in footwear. I have to say i really am not keen, yes they may be more comfy than the stilettos most girls wear but for me one of the points of heels is for the glamour aspect (and worry about the pain later) and you just don't get that with these. Some remind me of back in the day when i was allowed my first pair of heels when i was like 12, where they were only an inch or two high but i felt so grown up. Either that or the other end of the spectrum where you get past the age where high heels are seen as sexy and glamorous and more 'mutton dressed as lamb'. This is where you have to scale down the height of the heel to be seen as more sophisticated which is where the mid heel would come in useful. 

Overall i do not think anything could sway me into swapping my skyscraper's for the sensible mid heel, even though even as i type i am nursing blisters from an uncomfy pair from Saturday night...

What are your thoughts, can you see these catching on or are they a fashion no no??

Elle Article on the Mid Heel