Apple
It made technology go away
With the iPad, Apple has done the same for personal computing as it has done before with the iPod: it made technology go away. Jürgen from Cultured Code, An Empty Canvas
Multi-tasking
Sometimes they actually enhance the device
Sometimes they actually enhance the device. Mostly, though, they’re like a third nipple. Good for conversation, but functionally useless. Andy Ihnatko’s on hardware features, iPad and Multitasking (Wayback Machine)
Apple
When Apple looks at a fingertip
When Apple looks at a fingertip, they see a warm, living thing that can feel. They don’t see a poor substitute for a mouse. Andy Ihnatko, iPad is pure innovation - one of best computers ever (Wayback Machine)
Cloud computing
Finally, the industry is fun again
Finally, the industry is fun again... Unfortunately, some CIOs would rather retire than go faster. Marc Benioff, chairman and CEO of salesforce.com, on TechCrunch: Hello, iPad. Hello, Cloud 2.
Media
People like to consume. They also like to produce
People like to consume. They also like to produce. And they like to share. ... Media that’s targeted at you, but does not include you, may not be worth sitting still for. Clay Shirky telling about the cognitive surplus and why television helped masking it
Mobile
HTML5 apps, which are web-based and far more interoperable
HTML5 apps, which are web-based and far more interoperable already than any native apps, will oust native apps in the long run QuirksBlog, on the economy of mobile app development, The payment argument is nonsense
if you are running a media site
if you are running a media site, if you’re having trouble making money, it’s your fault. Don’t blame your readers. Techdirt, arguing Don’t Blame Your Community, in response to Ken Fisher’s whining on Ars, Why Ad Blocking is devastating to the sites you love
The idea of “user interface” patents
I can’t speak to the hardware and “architecture” issues, but I despise the idea of “user interface” patents. John Gruber, Apple Sues HTC for Patent Infringement
Nobody in life gets exactly what they thought
Nobody in life gets exactly what they thought they were going to get, but if you work really hard and you’re kind, amazing things will happen. Conan O’Brien, in his final Tonight Show.
In the real world, the devil is in the details
In the real world, the devil is in the details. In cyberspace, it’s in the defaults John Naugton, With Buzz, Google takes another giant step towards turning into Microsoft
I've always been attracted to the more revolutionary changes
I’ve always been attracted to the more revolutionary changes. I don’t know why. Because they’re harder. They’re much more stressful emotionally. And you usually go through a period where everybody tells you that you’ve completely failed. Steve Jobs, CEO Apple, interviewed by Rolling Stone in
The human could be translated out of its body
The human could be translated out of its body and into machines, free of the meat, of the flesh. We would hang there, wired into a reticulation of phosphorescent splines. Paul Ford, Just Like Heaven, in his elaborate answer to the question Is there an afterlife?