Just thought this was an interesting reply to the article from Galen Gruman. The article didn't really have any facts to base his statements and this article kinda calls him out on it.
Personally, I wish that WP7 works out as it will add more competition to the landscape which will cause all the companies to move forward faster hopefully!
FYI the "Disaster" article: http://infoworld.com/d/mobilize/windows-phone-7-dont-bother-disaster-211