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I read the whole article and I just can't get rid of one big question: so what? Seriously, this is just saying how Apple designers and engineers are doing a gr

I read the whole article and I just can't get rid of one big question: so what? Seriously, this is just saying how Apple designers and engineers are doing a great job. Okay, but what's the point? Is that it?

jstevens85 16y ago
I think the point he's making is that it's silly to make judgements on the long-term viability of the iPad platform based on problems with the first generation device. The iPad doesn't have to sell in huge numbers in the first couple of years. Eventually the platform will develop and mature, and perhaps in five years time or so, it might be powerful enough to replace a traditional computer for most people.
- jjs 16y ago
  Eventually the platform will develop and mature, and perhaps in five years time or so, it might be powerful enough to replace a traditional computer for most people. The frustrating thing is that it is powerful enough to be a computer for most people, but for non-technical reasons, Apple insists on keeping it Not A Computer.
  - catch23 16y ago
    probably because Apple realizes that the computer is still too hard for the average joe to use. Macs might be easy, but my mom still has trouble getting the thing to find the printer -- and she's a chemistry professor at a top 20 university.
    - vetinari 16y ago
      Well, she won't have problem finding the printer on the device, that can not print.
technomancy 16y ago
It's Jon Gruber. It's basically his job to talk all day about how awesome Apple is. It's what he does.
- pak 16y ago
  FSJ continually refers to him as an Apple employee which never fails to crack me up.
megablast 16y ago
The thing I got from it, is that he seems to emphasizing that Apple works the same way to almost every other company. Every company releases a product, and some time later, releases an upgrade with new features. I can't think of a single major product that doesn't, from mobiles, cameras, laptops, walkmans, minidisc, cd walkmans, ghetto blasters, cars, stereos. (this is my mind wandering) The important point, that Apple adds, is what it doesn't put in. It simplifies the device, to the point that it is a pleasure to use, and very easy to use.

jstevens85 16y ago

I think the point he's making is that it's silly to make judgements on the long-term viability of the iPad platform based on problems with the first generation device. The iPad doesn't have to sell in huge numbers in the first couple of years. Eventually the platform will develop and mature, and perhaps in five years time or so, it might be powerful enough to replace a traditional computer for most people.

jjs 16y ago
Eventually the platform will develop and mature, and perhaps in five years time or so, it might be powerful enough to replace a traditional computer for most people. The frustrating thing is that it is powerful enough to be a computer for most people, but for non-technical reasons, Apple insists on keeping it Not A Computer.
- catch23 16y ago
  probably because Apple realizes that the computer is still too hard for the average joe to use. Macs might be easy, but my mom still has trouble getting the thing to find the printer -- and she's a chemistry professor at a top 20 university.
  - vetinari 16y ago
    Well, she won't have problem finding the printer on the device, that can not print.

technomancy 16y ago

It's Jon Gruber. It's basically his job to talk all day about how awesome Apple is. It's what he does.

pak 16y ago
FSJ continually refers to him as an Apple employee which never fails to crack me up.

megablast 16y ago

The thing I got from it, is that he seems to emphasizing that Apple works the same way to almost every other company. Every company releases a product, and some time later, releases an upgrade with new features. I can't think of a single major product that doesn't, from mobiles, cameras, laptops, walkmans, minidisc, cd walkmans, ghetto blasters, cars, stereos. (this is my mind wandering) The important point, that Apple adds, is what it doesn't put in. It simplifies the device, to the point that it is a pleasure to use, and very easy to use.