“Apotheosis of Apple’s Design Philosophy”

April 15th, 2010

Jason Snell on the iPad:

Is the iPad a good product? The answer is undeniably, enthusiastically yes. It’s a fantastic piece of hardware, inside and out, but more than that, it’s the apotheosis of Apple’s design philosophy, synthesizing cutting-edge hardware design with innovative system and application software into a single, unified product. Holding the iPad feels like you’re holding the future, and not in a hazy dream-like way, but in a I can’t believe I’m actually here kind of way.

That’s what the iPad is, and what it’s like to use it. Reading news on it with my breakfast, feeds during the day, and a book at night has made my life a little better. It unifies all of these things in a beautiful and satisfying way. There’s no doubt it’s the future.