The reality isn't as bad as it sounds here. According to the same source (Forrester) 32% of personally owned PCs aren't allowed on the networks either (vs 41% for Macs).
So an only 9% difference seems pretty reasonable. It may not be what we want, but given limited company IT resources, it's almost surprising the delta is that low.
Gruber is no idiot. However, he missed the mark and has his Apple-blinders on here. Apple pre-announces nearly all of its operating systems and give developers access to betas. (Didn't I read Gruber talking about pre-release versions of OSX Lion? How about his recent posts about iOS 5?) The vendors have to provide information ahead of releases so that developers can write applications for them.
Thurrott isn't an idiot either. He has long been frustrated by Microsoft's boneheaded mistakes and tweeting his excitement over all the things Microsoft seems to be finally getting right with Windows 8 in a humorous way doesn't equal some kind of prediction. However, he conflated a software-only platform (Windows 8) with an integrated hardware/software platform (iPad/iOS). No doubt decent tablet hardware will arrive for Windows 8, but we'll see how well they'll work together.
You do NOT have to be a 501(c)3 to accept donations with Paypal. Just register as a regular business and use the donate button. What may have happened here is that you registered with PayPal as a "non-profit" to get the lower transaction fees, but that's NO-NO if you are not a 501(c)3.
Supporting documentation:
https://merchant.paypal.com/cgi-bin/marketingweb?cmd=_render...
Click on the pricing tab, then open up the "Standard Rates" section at the bottom. The relevant quote on this page about the donate button is this: "If you are not a 501(c)(3), you can still accept donations with our standard pricing."
A few months ago, I helped my son to set up a non-profit organization and a website to collect online donations (http://sujal.org), mostly from family and friends. I chose the non-profit option for the business type when the PayPal account was created, since the organization was registered as non-profit in my state and also because we intended to file for exempt status with the IRS (until we found that it costs $400 to do that, which is a story for another time.)
A few weeks later, PayPal suspended the account. I contacted PayPal and after a few days going back-and-forth, I was told to change the business type to something that is not non-profit, and also to add a disclaimer along with the donate button to convey that the donations are not tax-deductible (see the above link for exact text of the disclaimer if interested). After doing this, the account was restored.
So an only 9% difference seems pretty reasonable. It may not be what we want, but given limited company IT resources, it's almost surprising the delta is that low.