What device is this? http://cl.ly/3c0v082z1G393w0l2y39 http://cl.ly/3c0v082z1G393w0l2y39 That's a picture I took at a Sam's Club a couple of days ago. If you g

What device is this? http://cl.ly/3c0v082z1G393w0l2y39 http://cl.ly/3c0v082z1G393w0l2y39 That's a picture I took at a Sam's Club a couple of days ago. If you guys really think that this form factor is the be-all-end-all for tablet design, you're seriously, seriously deceiving yourselves. If you've spent any amount of time thinking critically about the differences between various forms of art--different buildings, different authors, different paintings, different sculptures--then you know there is such a thing as style that seems perfect locally but distinct globally. The argument is "how could it be otherwise?" But buildings haven't converged on one material, one look. Paintings are absolutely distinguishable between painters. Books are absolutely distinguishable between authors, even those with minimalist writing styles. Why? Because the works of art that make history are originals, not replicas [1]. Apple chose minimalism, and everybody acts like that is the only style available. It isn't. I'd love to see a circular tablet. I'd love to see a computer aesthetic that is absolutely embellished and ornamented. Might be cool and benefit me as a consumer. Let's please move away from this insistence that it can't be otherwise. It can. [1] don't be pedantic