I can't help much with bike specifics, but I can give you my perspective on types of bikes.

I have a touring specific bike, a cyclocross bike, and a lightweight road bike. I have done extensive touring on both the touring and the cyclocross bikes. I have done long tours on both bikes that were close to 6000 km on each of the bikes. Any bike is a compromise, but they are also investments. A touring bike tours loaded exceptionally well, but is overkill, and is only marginally suited for many other uses. A cyclocross bike will do almost anything acceptably well, but not anything exceptionally well.

Look at the attributes of each bike, and determine where you want to compromise the most. If your main riding will be commuting with an occasional tour, pick a bike that will work the best for the majority of your riding and still be able to tour. Or one that is an excellent touring bike if touring is your primary use.

I agree with dbg that suspension forks are not necessary, although they are popular in Europe. I've also observed that the trekking bikes are very popular there, as are straight bars. The "touring" bike that most of us are familiar with here in the U. S. fit more the type you depicted as touring. I did a very non-scientific survey while riding in European countries, and about 90% of the touring cyclists used straight bar bikes similar to the trekking bike you show.

If I had to have only one bike it would be my cyloscross bike. It is my do everything bike, and the bike I ride the most. I use it for everything from pulling a trailer filled with groceries to faster rainy weekend club rides (it has fenders). I'm planning on taking it on our next long tour this summer, rather than the heavier "touring bike", a LHT.

Having said all that, I'm not sure the differences are all that great. Personal preference and economics are also important factors.

A cyclocross bike disguised as a touring bike