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Oh, please, the guys at Mobile Read do a great service. They've also "broken" alot of stories such as the sale of the Sony PRS-505. The fact is that there are plenty sources upon which the MR guys are basing the Kindle rumors upon. FCC documents, web searches, information on the Amazon site, and the NY Times.
Of course we e-book aficianados get excited to hear about new devices. It's absolutely natural.
As for the argument that only those that deserve to feel defensive actually are defensive is a false hypothesis because there are many other variants to explain why people feel defensive. Any time a "you" is thrown out there, there will be those who feel insulted and attacked even if the debater isn't directing the comment at them. It's a sloppy technique akin known as the shotgun approach which can serve to injure those on the periphery as well as those who might be the true target.
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