Sometimes, you really can't just sit by and say nothing.

Get off X / Twitter.

I just use Feedbin via the web.

This is some backwards ass logic. It's a website / app, it's not as if it's a public space you walk into. Just leave it.

xcancel.com/HL3Updates/s...

Stores quite often put up speculative pricing, it happens with all "consoles". It's a nothing burger.

xcancel.com/HL3Updates/s...

Some Czech store is not going to know the pricing of hardware they're not approved to stock.

That's not what happened though, a few existing vendors did them and sold them themselves and Valve just listed them. This is entirely different, this is Valve's own hardware.

Someone also called one of the stores in question: xcancel.com/HL3Updates/s...

You answered your own question, Valve has announced nothing. Nothing.

These sites always have a markup, because Valve doesn’t sell through them.

Some random Czech store that has never been Valve authorized puts up pricing that isn’t confirmed anywhere

Every news site: you wouldn’t believe the Steam Machine pricing! Gamers aren’t happy!

Does bring up a good point: this is going to be another nice boost for Flatpak / Flathub - and so Linux desktop overall on app support.

Put it up on Flathub - it's available nearly everywhere.