I think the article is referring more to the fact that all the changes shown were done in ~7 months. He's marvelling less at the result, and more at the fact t

I think the article is referring more to the fact that all the changes shown were done in ~7 months. He's marvelling less at the result, and more at the fact that a huge organization like Apple can seem to pivot so hard and quickly. Thinking about that makes him wonder how, or if, his own team could pull of such a feat... hence it being Rorschach test since it makes you introspective.