I've watched this technology from the very beginning. I took a FORTRAN class way back in 1963, and have been involved in computers ever since. In just a few decades, we've finally reached the point where they are just featureless boxes that simply work to let you do pretty much whatever you want to do.
From IBM punch cards to little computers you carry around with you that are way, way more powerful than the IBM 1620 I cut my teeth on. And you don't really need to know anything about how they work. You just use them. They don't even come with owner's manuals any longer. Plug the stuff in and turn them on and get started with whatever it was you wanted to do.
They're finally technology that works invisibly. They all work the same now. Just touch what you want, one way or another, and do what you want to do. Or, you could ask Siri. She knows what to do, and will tell you if you ask just right.
"Siri! Where's the nearest Starbucks!" Siri knows every damned thing worth knowing. 
Just freaking amazing!
Magic boxes, indeed!
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