It wasn't trying to. This wasn't some cold-hearted attempt to bury the analog world but instead an illustration at just how far product convergence has come. The iPad isn't there to replace instruments but it is there to take the live recordings and mix a great song!

Or to put it another way there is a reason we don't wake up every morning and try to squash a Sony Handicam, Moleskin, Gameboy, Walkman and two tin cans joined with string into the back pockets of our jeans.