Save your breath (and emotion turmoil)... this is just a speculation piece by NYTimes.

Go have fun attacking Apple when they've finally released anything official and make blatant claims. But be aware that if you demonize Apple and make stuffs up in your mind (read things that they did not explicitly claim), you may be as crazy as the Apple fanatics as well.

(ie: I don't think Apple has explicitly claimed that they've 'invented' anything that many people here claimed Apple has, like: multitouch, 3g video, etc.)