The Turn Link

Shadoe Huard1 is correct:

…I think Siegler is using the wrong analogy to make his point. In any magic trick the purpose of the turn is to fool the audience into believing what’s happening on stage, to convince them that what’s unfolding before their eyes isn’t a magician’s simulacra but in fact reality. The prestige, where magic is concerned, is the byproduct of an effective deception. Siegler’s turn— Apple’s meticulous penchant for innovating through repeated iteration, isn’t deception: All those hardware refinements actually come together to create a phone that’s lighter, faster, larger, and more beautiful than anything before it.

I like Siegler’s piece, but I was baffled by his choice of analogy.

  1. I like smarterbits.org. I like smart people that know the value of a footnote. ↩︎