I agree with you, I gave up on the article. However the the point he was trying to make is still valid. He considers himself "computer savvy" and learning all

I agree with you, I gave up on the article. However the the point he was trying to make is still valid. He considers himself "computer savvy" and learning all these new concepts is not going to be approachable to most people. And as such hardware that could run will not have the user knowledge to get it working. That said, I think Microsoft is doing the right thing here. The only way to move physical security forward is to make it mandatory. The same users who consider themselves technical are the most likely to implement the least possible security.