Bo... Apple have competitors in the field they specialise in. Wingnuts' competition is...what?...some back catalogue Roden... a handful of Special Hobby kits, some old Academy models and some limited run multi-media releases.
The point I make is that the crazed speculation ( good term
) is wearing a bit thin now.
Also Apple products are available from a multitude of dealers. Although WnW is selling through a handful of agents, for most of us it's still an online-only business that relies on external parties ( postal services) to get the product to the market by a specific date ( Christmas). Holding the release to the last minute before Christmas is something even Apple doesn't do.
Dave W