I don't think this is true - 2013's WWDC had new macbook airs, for example: https://thenextweb.com/apple/2013/06/10/everything-announced...

While it may be true that Apple sometimes released hardware at WWDC in the last decade, there's still the elephant in the room; Why have no big name sites like fool.com or wsj put their name on this "leak" if it is real? When there's real hardware coming, those guys usually get the inside scoop (and preview hardware if weeks from release). They'd be furious if Apple let small beans sites scoop them.

https://www.wsj.com/news/technology

Not one mention of Apple anywhere.*

*laptops

Bloomberg reported it: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-05-16/apple-sai...

>>big name

>Bloomberg

I stand by my post. Bloomberg spams HN for traffic. They don't get inside scoops from Apple.

The article was written by Mark Gurman who had an excellent rumor track record when he was at 9to5mac.

Bloomberg was the source

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-05-16/apple-sai...

If the WSJ etc. does have a version to test they're most likely banned from talking about it (inc. rumours).

I think the OP is referring to the precisely timed leaks by Apple PR.

These are the articles with the words: "unnamed sources within Apple...".

An example of this was leaking the lack of 3.5mm earphone jack a year ahead so when it was launched the lack of the jack was old news, and not th focus of the news.

iPhones were originally announced at WWDC too. It wasn't until the 4s that it got bumped back to the now-traditional September announcement. They've also announced new Macs in many years, displays, the iSight webcam, and some AirPort hardware.

>fake news

There's another word for it: Vaporware. Competitor releases new hardware and you're caught flat footed? No problem! 'Leak' rumors about your hot new hardware just around the corner. Kill their sales as people wait for your product that doesn't exist. Flagged story. When did this become a rumor site?

Apple doesn't do that, it has always been tight lipped, mainly so it doesn't hurt it's own sales.

Pretty sure they have little concern about the Surface Laptop with dirt collecting fabric, and windows jr. operating system.