That is one of the reasons for some of those stories, sure. However, the specifics of reasons have basically nothing to do with the trend of tech evangelists m

That is one of the reasons for some of those stories, sure. However, the specifics of reasons have basically nothing to do with the trend of tech evangelists making the same tedious and inaccurate arguments again and again. In this article, the blogger decrying the practice links to a recipe blogger who's already covered the same ground more efficiently; this isn't even hot air. 'Why do tech bloggers always use this outdated example to pad things' is a better and far more original question.