sorry not following. what "new thing"?
Ignore the comment. Weber is announcing a new kamado-ish contraption that costs a whopping $1500+ and is far from useful for dedicated BBQ'ing. Lots of rumors that it even has a gas assist on it.
Bottom line -- completely irrelevant to discussing purchase of a WSM, yet some people keep holding onto some false hope that it's not exactly what it's rumored to be and will somehow bring them BBQ paradise or something.