Since the release of the Mac, Apple has had its share of subservient fans. But it really is sad how Apple has them begging and pleading at this point.
As other commenters have pointed out, somebody somewhere may been under an NDA for this feature of Lion.
So Apple's response could very well be a DMCA takedown of this poor guy's site. Or they may just send the police to his house and seize all his computers like they did the guy from Gizmodo.