Every now and again, we all need to get some perspective (myself included).
Great read - the guy who wrote this has been hanging around in forums like this way too long (or I hope he earns his income with it) to know all possible arguments in advance.
Ken Rockbuster, LOL 
Actually I like what he writes because it contradicts the general "expensive and heavy is good" assumption. Is it because of this, his family marketing or simply because he seems to have a successful site that everybody seems to hate him?