What specifically is the dispute about factual accuracy at the root of this discussion?
Do you have a proof that Apple has bot farms to push its narrative?
You can’t claim A, and then when someone asks you for a proof reply with “prove that it’s not A”.
I never stated that I know for a fact that Apple deploys bots, but I would not be surprised. I don’t even need to know if anyone is paid or not - if I cannot distinguish paid posts from fanatic apologism, then I need not care. The resulting posts are worrying all the same.
Similarly, I do not know if Apple was caught off guard by the demand - I wouldn’t trust this article. But Apple does plan production well ahead of time and forecast demand rather precisely. They could’ve been wrong. Them being unable to produce enough 1/2tb mac studios seems like a loss to me.