I found the article to be well-written, unbiased, and an excellent read (almost a side plug for SRAM).

I completely understand the reasons why I prefer Campagnolo these days, I just can't articulate them well.
I just blame it on bigbossman. The stuff has always looked better, overall, in my opinion, and now that it works as well and costs equal or less, I choose it.

When you consider the actual costs involved in employing an Italian worker, it's amazing Campagnolo is even in business.

The $42000/yr salary is really nothing. To hire a $15000/yr worker in Italy, you have to pay the government $38000/yr more to satisfy the entitlement obligations. Despite this, Italians are stubbornly independent risk-takers in their business decisions. They keep pressing on. I like that.

I've taken advantage of the Euro a couple of times over the years to buy Campy groups cheaper than I can buy Shimano or SRAM. As I use the equipment, I tend to like it and point to it for my future needs. I can't see myself buying a new 10sp Shimano or SRAM group.

Some of my bikes just didn't match up well with Campagnolo stuff, or I thought so at the time I had them.
If Campagnolo had made a ton of English BB's over the years, and priced them competitively, I'd likely have more of the used stuff on my rebuilds. Shops I used didn't regularly stock Campy, and what they did was limited and expensive. I guess you could say I'm one of the customers Campy couldn't get to, and who couldn't get to Campy. The internet has made Campy so much more available than it ever was, and I plan to take advantage of that.

And of course, this is BF C&V. A lot of us just like being different.

The main thing I got from the article was a new subscription. Reading it convinced me to buy one.