^ This article clearly adopts a very informative tone, which proves two things. One, it takes rumors with caution, disproving your wild, ill-founded assertion that everyone is getting “hot and bothered”. Two, the word usage in the article contradicts your assertion. The article makes a clear distinction between facts and claims, phrasing its report in a way that reflects these distinctions.

http://www.macrumors.com/2007/06/07/brushed-aluminum-imac-at-wwdc/

^ The same holds true for this article. You’ll notice that the two articles so far both had question marks in their title, indicating that it’s a possibility, not a certainty. No one is taking these rumors for religious texts and betting the farm on them.

Your broad condemnation is a thin veil for the disappointment you personally hold. If that is the case, then so be it. We would all like to see more and more from Apple, yet that does not necessitate a categorical classification of anyone and everyone who has ever read a rumor about Apple.

Some people have the ability to rationalize. Nay, most do.

As for you, Nicholas Deleon, you shame yourself, CrunchGear by purporting such nonsensical incoherence, and predicating that jumble on hearsay (i.e. “The general consensus on this year’s WWDC, at least going by the response of a few message boards I’ve cruised and our own professional opinion, is that WWDC stunk.”)

I’m not really an Apple fanboy, but based on the banner you yourself have so graciously posted, it would appear that WWDC isn’t over… A prematurely posted article? Or just foolishness?

Youthinks whatever you like, but don’t blather about it so brazenly. I echo teki’s sentiment: “The only thing that have been hurt are the rumors itself [sic].”

Meaning, your article doesn’t make any sense.

Huh? Even if that statement is partially true who’s fault is that? Those that release the baseless rumors (e.g. crunchgear) or those that believe in them (e.g. crunchgear)?

For most consumers - these run away rumors don’t impact buying decisions.

> These rampant and apparently baseless rumors are beginning
> to hurt Apple’s image, methinks.

The only thing that have been hurt are the rumors itself.