Comment These times, they are chang'in (Score 2, Insightful) 1499
I think the hardcore OS-loyalty is coming to an end. It's comparable to adolescence. First, the computer industry and those who used the products it produced were "immature" about certain things. It was nothing more than simple brand loyalty (except in this case the brands were operating systems and varying hardware set-ups). Now, as the computing community grows up (we all know the first major computing generation, and most of the people reading this article are Generation-X) their aged attitudes are reflected in what they buy. The old days of fighting about what's better in forums are getting old to most people. I think the time has about come where people are going to find what they like and use it, Mac, Linux, Winblows, etc. So, it shouldn't be surprising that people are going to switch to Mac. Slowly but surely the compatibility barriers are breaking like a contemporary Berlin Wall. And soon Mac, Linux, and Winblows people are going to live in the same metaphorical computing Germany.
Two things:
1. There were a lot of analogies in that, I'm sorry.
2. While spell checking, I learned that Microsoft Word will not let you add Winblows to its dictionary. I'm sure there's a technical reason why, I don't care, let me have my fun.