That also implies that there is more to get excited about. It’s entirely possible that the leaks have completely stolen the thunder of their big reveal.
I also suspect that when they say “not official”, what they really mean is “not final”. i.e. These are prototypes, and could change by the time it’s officially announced. They could also be contractually limited from statements, in a “we can neither confirm nor deny” kind of way.
I do agree with your larger point that their press release left something to be desired.
All of the consumer lines are pretty bad these days. Acer has a reputation for being unreliable (backed by some data from SquareTrade ~10 years ago). HP is just as bad, in mostly the same ways, but has avoided the reputation.
Reliable laptops are the enterprise lines - Dell Latitude/Precision, HP Elite Book, and Lenovo Thinkpad. But they are significantly more expensive when buying new.
Does anyone know the reasoning used for the exception? From the article, it was clearly a deliberate decision. But I do not see any reason why it was needed.