Proper usage of "status quo"

I was attending my college re-union and a speaker just said that "Having an ebook reader is status quo". Apparently, it means that it is in vogue or in fashion.

I do not think it is the correct usage. But I am a bit confused. Can someone clarify?

Solution 1:

Status Quo comes from the Latin statu quo which literally means "the state in which". Defined as

current or existing state of affairs

To maintain the status quo is to keep the things the way they presently are.

Source: Wikipedia.org

So we have:

"Having an ebook reader is the way things presently are."

Given that, I'd say the speaker is grammatically correct, but misusing status quo.

But, if it that were correct, you would have to use the article the.

"Having an Ebook reader is the status quo"

I can't find that usage anywhere, either.

Solution 2:

It's not the normal usage and I haven't heard it before - I would say they were wrong.
Of course if they are a particularly influential speaker it may become correct

"Having an ebook is the norm" or "Having an ebook is the standard" ?