Humans suffer from a subjective viewpoint. We see the universe with us at the center of it. It’s almost impossible to gauge anything outside of our own desires…when we size up a new gadget such as the iPad we consider first and foremost: “What good is it TO ME?”.
User experience designers, however, cannot long suffer this fate. We must design (and hopefully critique other designs) from a more objective viewpoint.
Apple’s iPad: For what Audience? - 52 Weeks of UX
First, I can’t get over how great this site is. Second, the writers have nailed it when it comes to geeks like us critiquing the iPad. Sure, there are a ton of things I would love for it to do, but I can almost guarantee that adding those things would simply confuse the person that this device is actually intended for.
