Is the Tyranny of the Mac Fan Boy Waning?

Here at TechCrunch there's a daily argument in the office, on Yammer and even on the blog about the supremacy of the iPhone versus the Google-Voice-goodness of Android phones. I chalked it up to the usual get-off-my-lawn-style ranting of Michael Arrington, and assumed the average techie was still like MG Siegler -- a total Mac-head who will love the iPhone no matter how bad the reception, how bad the battery life and how many times it breaks and he has to get a new one. But some reporters-- long harassed by Mac fan boys when they've dared to criticize the company (read: do their jobs) -- are saying a sea change is occurring in Apple fan boy nation. Witness Jon Fortt of Fortune's recent blog post where he says the Valley owes Microsoft an apology and compares Apple to Napoleon the pig in Animal Farm . TechCrunch50 Conference 2009 : September 14-15, 2009, San Francisco