I don't believe what he's saying about responsive design at the bottom of the article, and certainly the motivation about context and device seems trite. It's entirely unobvious to me that my intent is correlated with my device. Often as not, I slouch around on the couch or on a long trip with my iphone because I'm either too lazy or unable to use my laptop.
The article might make him a disservice though; I'd like to hear him elaborate in his own words about it.
No-one is advocating 'responsive design for apps' so I'm not exactly sure what he's talking about.
It is true that a responsive design for the LinkedIn website might be a tricky-ish project given the current (surprising?) complexity of the 'main' site.
The article might make him a disservice though; I'd like to hear him elaborate in his own words about it.