But the truth is that people don’t buy consumer electronics for the quantity of features. They buy it for the quality of experience.

The iPad paradox: Less is more - Mike Elgan, Computerworld, offering a similar positive perspective as Fraser Speirs’ Future Shock essay from January.

(via chartier)

I’d like to add that this is something that so many companies have yet to understand, even though it is a basic principle of strategic management: “Do things right, and do the right things!”

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  2. pixltigr said: here’s the thing; in order to have a quality experience users require something useful. the iPad lacks features that drive me to use it, no matter how satisfying and intuitive the gui is, or how sleek the industrial design may be.
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