Read my post and you'll see no comparison to the vapormax at all. I was talking how Nike releases shoes as a whole with the limited tag. I used the Air Mag and Adapts as an example not as a direct compare and contrast. I can use the Lebron 14 "Out of Nowhere" colorway in which they did the same thing, sold out fast, little to no quanity, only relased to like two footlockers in the nation was auctioned on Stock Exchange etc. That brought hype to that particular shoe not the whole 14 line so far.
My actual point is creating shoes in ridiculous limited quanity will create hype for a moment but fade away quickly and Nike has been doing that. If Nike's goal is to rival boost a shoe with a better price point and more availability (I know some of them are hard to get too) there headed in the wrong direction to me personally. We've been asking Nike to make shoes less limited for years now which can be done.
Take the Jordan 11 Space Jam GR release shoe for an example, the shoe still sells out because of the demand, becomes one of Nike's best selling shoes ever. That's a perfect mix of hype, moving sells, and demand. For the record I like the vapormax, own no boost and am Nike all day. Just my two cents.