I'm sorry. If you're saying that you still believe people who got Marriott Gold by linking their Marriott account to an SPG Gold account won't be Marriott Platinum in August, you and I don't read English the same way. Here are three relevant paragraphs from the revised article:
1. Your highest status today determines your status in the new scheme
Do you have both an SPG Gold card and a Marriott Rewards Gold card – even if that Marriott Gold status was really earned by linking your account to SPG Gold?
Under the new program, you’ll be matched to Platinum Elite, Marriott has confirmed, following initial confusion around Marriott Rewards Gold members being given Platinum Elite status in the new program, but SPG Gold members only getting Gold Elite status going forward, when under the current system, having SPG Gold gets your Marriott Gold when you link your accounts.
This directly says that SPG Golds that got Marriott Gold status through linking will be Platinum in August. It goes on to encourage people to link their accounts to make sure they can take advantage of this.