I think that which ever way we look at it all, there is one indisputable truth about these 'rumoured' Nikons ... Nikon will maintian whatever feature strategy they had signed off on all those months ago despite what any one 'really wants'.
if we wanted half the features we all seem to pine we'd never have purchased our D300's, D3's, D3s's, x'es, 700's and 7000's.
What ends up happening is that there will be an incremental change to the camera's specs over the last model, and even tho we don't get our much needed gigapixel beasts with a million ISO, we still do what Nikon expects us all to do..
... and that is, as soon as we can afford it we acquire the latest model in the range and rave on about how it's perfect, more than we wanted and the best thing since sliced bread.
This is the way it has been done for generations, and will be the way it's done for generations yet to come.
That's it! Lecture over!
Sermon finished.
You can all go home now, leave on your Sunday best, head straight on over to the nearest camera store and begin your vigil at the main entrance in anticipation for these almighty goods to appear.