I think this is due to a mysterious comment about higher than normal shipping costs that Tim Cook made to analysts yesterday. The suspicion is that this is due to the availability of a major new product and some think this might be THE tablet or something else similarly awesome.

Could also just be price breaks on MacBooks, who knows.

Because, at the time of this writing, 13 people appreciated it.

Well, I upvoted it because it looks like a neutral thread that'll have the gonna-happen-no-matter-what Apple conversation held in a neutral light. There's a rumor that the plastic Macbooks are being redesigned, which might mean something ridiculous is coming out—Apple is kind of unpredictable with their ridiculous exciting releases, and the one I thought was coming in September failed to really materialize.

I also upvote new Apple product releases because Apple's the best industrial designer on the planet, and because anything that might inspire another Hacker Newsian with a potential delight for the world of industrial design is worth my upvote.

Because Apple hardware launches qualify as news that Hackers enjoy.