Sorry Google, I’m switching to Microsoft

I'm sorry, but he's upset enough with Google removing its Reader service that he has opted to take his eggs from one basket to another? Why doesn't he just use Bing for what it is good for, Google for whatever it is good for, and then use other third party services? This isn't much of a boycott since it appears he doesn't pay for any services.

This is a non-news item. The author's not upset with any of Google's products, he's just going to try living in the Microsoft ecosystem for a month to see how he likes it.

TL;DR:

".... by committing myself to Microsoft’s services, .... I might -- just might -- end up preferring at least one if not more of them. Or I might end up realizing just how much better Google is at everything. We’ll see."

Why is this article so black and white about choices in software? There's a lot of great third party software out there like firefox, thunderbird, dropbox and so on.

Switching from one giant to another. Why do I think the author will be in the same predicament in several years.

Jeez that first paragraph is cheesy.

Article sponsored by Microsoft

This is spam.

Why does this kind of article feel like it was written by an astroturfer?

I'm not saying the author is an astroturfer, but his article certainly has that pay-per-comment feel to it.