You got me wrong. I wasn't trying to make joke out of it. I was just admiring his writing style.
On a side note, I have never used an iPad and probably never will.
I see; I'm glad I gave you the benefit of the doubt then. It's so hard to get tone with online comments.
FWIW, I think the idea of it not being a departure is significant. He's saying that they are sticking to the core themes that motivated the iPad. Sure, it's getting improved, but he's saying they got the kernel right.
Look at the Apple TV by comparison. There was a significant departure from the approach of the first version to the current version. You can very easily make the argument that the main theme/motivation of the Apple TV still hasn't quite gelled. The fact that Apple doesn't put their full weight behind pushing it means they probably know they haven't gotten it nailed down quite yet. … and getting it nailed down is a business problem more than a technical one.
