He was talking about the iPad at the time. Further his statement was the existence of a stylus, not the necessity of it.<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.engadget.com&#x2F;2010&#x2F;04&#x2F;08&#x2F;jobs-if-you-see-a-stylus-or-a-task-manager-they-blew-it&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.engadget.com&#x2F;2010&#x2F;04&#x2F;08&#x2F;jobs-if-you-see-a-stylus-...</a><p>He <i>specifically</i> refers to the iPad in the actual quote. Anyone claiming otherwise is simply wrong or a revisionist, though such sorts seep out of the woodwork whenever Apple cedes prior claims, rephrasing and adding unspoken criteria to somehow make it prescient and relevant, seen throughout this discussion.