Possible 7D mkII Spec.

It will be easier to take your posts seriously if you avoid such assumptions about me in the future.

Well, audio ADC/DACs that employ some form of oversampling are the most accurate ADC/DACs around. So while in a theoretical world, you might call it "adding data that you really dont need", in practice, it tends to be needed for optimal results. Of course, not everyone needs optimal results (and the use of oversampling can lead to other undesireable trade-offs).

The core objective of oversampling is to move the filtering operation prescribed by Nyquist from one domain where it may be hard/expensive to do it right, to a domain where it is easier. Making good optical lowpass filters is hard. By moving the aliasing frequency of the sensor into a range where the lense++ can be assumed to have very low contrast, you know that there will be no aliasing (since there is no signal to alias).

If you are doing oversampling, all you are doing is trying to make a better signal and/or lower the cost. How can that be a bad thing for a product?

The D800 edge at ISO 100 is worth something. The 5Dmk3 edge at higher ISOs seems to be small enough so as to really only affect measurements,

Having to use a stand to benefit from that resolutoin is of course nonsense. It is a matter of exposure time, stabilization and light (natural or artificial). If you are shooting a moving bird at dusk handheld, the benefit will of course be a lot smaller than in more ideal conditions.