There’s nothing better than a good rumor, especially when it comes to new Apple gear.  It seems like the hype machines spool up a little earlier for the Apple crowd.  And why not, Apple certainly has been executing as of late.  Of course, we always love a good OS marketing war (it took you long enough, MS…) but that’s a whole different can of worms we won’t open here. Still, we can’t help but chuckle, since like many of you who are “in the know”, we also see the striking similarities between