Notice that they explicitly mention IoT, a week after Atmel announced a similar controller for an IoT module:
http://atmelcorporation.wordpress.com/2014/02/24/atmels-smar...
http://atmelcorporation.wordpress.com/2014/02/24/atmels-smar...
In comparison Atmels use of IoT in that case seems more justified by the fact that they are marketing a solution with network connectivity. And imho the integration of connectivity and microcontroller is far more significant than 15% reduction of already ittybitty package size.