Can I be honest and vent? I read through that entire thread and there were a few folks who previously posted in this thread and either said something unwarranted or to stir the pot, were responded to by other posters with reasonable explanations, and then didn't bother to answer them. And then these same folks are the ones posting "see I was right!" or some other condescending, mocking, variation in that thread.
I find hardware speculation to be fun but it becomes an absolute headache to read when people care more about internet points, being right, or seeming 'logical' through pessimistic outlooks. It creates an unwelcoming atmosphere where we can't just reasonably discuss or analyze the bits of information we do have, apparently we have to be called stupid for it. And this goes in both directions, of course. If you don't think hardware is coming this year or the next I honestly understand, we have all different thresholds for how confident we are in our predictions based on the current 'evidence'. Feels like some folks need to step out of this discussion, myself included..