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It's not the most ideal possible outcome, but overall the launch was a pretty huge success for SpaceX (and for space fans by extension).

The fact they made it so much further than the first launch, seemingly having corrected all the notable things that went wrong there, is very good news - the flight test process serves to root out unknowns and today's launch shows they've done so (and now found some more to work on for the next launch).

So to answer your question, I don't think it should really be interpreted as a negative, as the primary goals were met and the controlled nature of the launch seems promising for SpaceX getting cleared to keep trying.