I think it's just that plenty of people so far on the fence or on the side of apple in all the app-store and DRM conversations have suddenly 'seen the light'.
Personally, I've considered, being long time Linux user, purchasing something with OSX on board.
Thankfully, Mr. Jobs corrected my path. And, probably, some people other people too.
Bingo.
Neither. The policy is an interesting topic with many facets. Having lots of articles about it is not a bug.