That Worn-Out, Old "Film vs. Digital" Debate

I came across an article written by the director of Photography for
"Arizona 
Highways" magazine that succinctly recites the pros and cons of switching.

Two of his points were thought-provoking:

"Mostly, camera manufacturers drive the discourse. Digital technology is 
advancing rapidly, and there is heavy competition among manufacturers for 
market share. They need to move product, so it's in their best interests
to 
convince consumers that film is obsolete and digital is hot. The quicker 
they can transition the consumer market from film to digital, the better. 
Photography magazines feed the fire by using bombastic cover lines to get 
consumers' attention. They publish digital how-to articles and promote 
next-generation equipment releases to serve their advertisers, the camera 
manufacturers and retail sellers."

And this:

"The thing I find most curious about some digital photographers is their 
proselytizing for the digital cause. Why is it so important to them that
the 
rest of us jump on the digital bandwagon? My own theory is that they
believe 
the magazine cover lines. They bought into the notion that digital has 
arrived, and prematurely dumped their film cameras, going all-digital
before 
the industry is ready to support it. So now they must convince the rest of

us to switch to digital so their photographs have some value. Savvy 
photographers, however, are continuing to shoot film while they learn the 
digital technology, waiting for digital image quality to improve and their

clients' workflows to switch from film to digital."

Here is the link to the full text:

http://www.arizonahighways.com/page.cfm?name=Photo_Talk304&nav=photo