Amy Hoy: ‘The iPad, and the Staggering Work of Obviousness’

Amy Hoy:

Nevertheless, the shortsightedness of punditry is evergreen. Instead of praising the iPad, critics express their disappointment, because they expected more. They expected a genre buster. They expected something they’d never seen before, something beyond their imagination. Something revolutionary.

They’re disappointed that the iPad is so… well… unsurprising.

Therein, of course, lies the genius.

★ Tuesday, 27 April 2010