Gibson no longer has the cutting edge
When William Gibson constructed Neuromancer in 1984, you might say he was at a nodal point of literary style. He envisioned the "cyberpunk" era towards which our world was evolving. When Gibson bravely sailed the boat of his imagination 20 to 40 years into the future (back in the 80s), he had a clear course of direction. The social and technological changes he foresaw seemed accurate. And yes he did predict a lot of the internet/matrix evolution.However, as the new millennium begins, he has not adjusted his compass. The same 1984 worldview of the "around the corner" cyberpunk future has been updated with many marvels of biotechnology, and Gibson just isn't on the pulse any more. William basically described next step internet technologies straight out of Wired magazine and then threw in the word "nanotechnology" as the next big thing.Unfortunately, Gibson can not see past the same nodal point he viewed in 1984.