Interesting stuff:
Minoli, Ducati Chairman comments on the falsehoods of the MCN article and pics... as well as an update on the Desmosedici Limited Edition Bike (D16RR).
He also reiterates Ducati's loyalty to VTwins and the Superbikes as their premier product line:
http://blog.ducati.com/post/31/desmosedici-rr#more