Is the iPad a revolution?

Reading this Guardian article makes you wonder whether some people are getting out of their way to use the iPad as a laptop or whether there are real benefits to do this. But this idea of "curated computing" where fewer features bring more focus is making its way in professionals IT habits: on top of being a lighter device than a laptop, maybe another value added by the iPad is that you don't get constant distraction when you try to create something?

Through adding a keyboard or through specific apps, it's fair to comment however that mobile devices - tablets in particular - increasingly are creation devices and not just consumption ones.