"The sky is falling. There's something wrong with the new iPad! Quick, we must tell the world and make our name as the finders of the truth!"
Not a direct quote, but given the detective work by many on the release of the iPad, is the fact that the bigger display and faster CPU runs a little bit hotter really a flaw? What else could be wrong?
Random fact: The new iPad doesn't have enough pixels to watch a 2.35:1 movie at 1080p (not like it really matters…)
@Noel_Llopis
Okay, cards on the table, that means that the iPad is not going to be able to manage every single perfect pixel of Blade Runner on its retina display. A critical error? No, I completely agree with Llopis' sentiment at the end of this tweet. But this sentiment of "does it really matter" reaches far beyond Ridley Scott's masterpiece.
Every time a new piece of technology comes out there seems to be a mad rush to find something wrong with it. The iPhone 4 antennae issue was seen by some as a watershed moment, a huge 'we got them!' moment by vicious bloggers and commentators. (Meanwhile, Llopis; continues to do sterling work with his indie hit Flower Garden).
Why there is this glee to find a tiny thing wrong with what is essentially a slab of technological magic? Be it a smartphone on iOS, Android, Symbian or Windows Phone; the new builds of Windows 8; a swanky thin laptop; or a set-top box; there seems to be a race to ignore everything wonderful and be the first to find a flaw and blog about it.
Well here you go bloggers, your iPad flaw. Now go do a man's job and make sure everyone knows they need to cry tears in the rain over what a terrible piece of tech the iPad is.