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Author/Founder of @stratechery. Host of @exponentfm. @notechben for sports. @monkbent on other networks. Home on the Internet.

Taipei, Taiwan
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    Ben Thompson‏Verified account @benthompson 2 Aug 2013

    For my friends in Asia, from last night: The iPad is more like the iPod, not the iPhonehttp://stratechery.com/2013/the-ipad-is-like-the-ipod-not-the-iphone/ …

    6:38 PM - 2 Aug 2013
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      2. Farshad Nayeri‏ @FarshadNayeri 2 Aug 2013
        Replying to @benthompson

        @monkbent iPod did not have the lock-in of the Apps.

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      3. Ben Thompson‏Verified account @benthompson 2 Aug 2013
        Replying to @FarshadNayeri

        @FarshadNayeri future article

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      4. Farshad Nayeri‏ @FarshadNayeri 3 Aug 2013
        Replying to @benthompson

        @monkbent a more interesting & intricate comparison is iPad vs iPad mini. They serve quite different purposes for consumers & Apple.

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      5. Ben Thompson‏Verified account @benthompson 3 Aug 2013
        Replying to @FarshadNayeri

        @FarshadNayeri have written about that previously. See article last week about 13" iPad rumor

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      6. Farshad Nayeri‏ @FarshadNayeri 3 Aug 2013
        Replying to @benthompson

        @monkbent I agree with your multi-device doctrine, though I don't see this thinking (iPad vs. iPad mini) reflected in iPad≠iPhone article.

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      7. Ben Thompson‏Verified account @benthompson 3 Aug 2013
        Replying to @FarshadNayeri

        @FarshadNayeri because that wasn't the point...

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      2. Robert Auguste‏ @RAuguste 2 Aug 2013
        Replying to @benthompson

        @monkbent agree & a fan.Can't get my head around $140 COGS phone est.Avg COGS all phones= $196 per iSuppli. My draft.pic.twitter.com/LcWBUUlEPp

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      3. Ben Thompson‏Verified account @benthompson 3 Aug 2013
        Replying to @RAuguste

        @RAuguste look at android to see what's possible

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      4. Robert Auguste‏ @RAuguste 3 Aug 2013
        Replying to @benthompson

        @monkbent huh? Asus, Samsung, HTC, Mediatek. I am married to an Evanston Wildcat, so I'm trained for a little direction and clarity :)

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      5. Ben Thompson‏Verified account @benthompson 3 Aug 2013
        Replying to @RAuguste

        @RAuguste I meant from a hw perspective, not the companies as a whole. $140 COGS with Apple experience is absolutely doable.

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      6. Robert Auguste‏ @RAuguste 3 Aug 2013
        Replying to @benthompson

        @monkbent I'm disappointed I didn't get a laugh from the wildcat joke.

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      7. Ben Thompson‏Verified account @benthompson 3 Aug 2013
        Replying to @RAuguste

        @RAuguste :)

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      8. Robert Auguste‏ @RAuguste 3 Aug 2013
        Replying to @benthompson

        @monkbent hah hah http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=paw_2EJBzFs …

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      2. Nathan Ferguson‏ @natetehgreat 3 Aug 2013
        Replying to @benthompson

        @monkbent 1st sentence of your latest post has a mistake: “Most folks *seems* to instinctively compare…”. Really enjoying your writings.

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      3. Ben Thompson‏Verified account @benthompson 3 Aug 2013
        Replying to @natetehgreat

        @NateTehGreat thanks. Fixed.

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      2. Zach Kahn‏ @zkahn 2 Aug 2013
        Replying to @benthompson

        @monkbent Agree wholeheartedly with every point, but that last one might change come this Fall when the iPhone becomes more of a “category.”

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      3. Ben Thompson‏Verified account @benthompson 3 Aug 2013
        Replying to @zkahn

        @zkahn94 yep

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      1. Farshad Nayeri‏ @FarshadNayeri 3 Aug 2013
        Replying to @benthompson

        @monkbent ...another key difference: Apple could differentiate by form factor with iPod. With iPad, not so much.pic.twitter.com/1yVmzxOhOF

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      1. Farshad Nayeri‏ @FarshadNayeri 3 Aug 2013
        Replying to @benthompson

        @monkbent ...this blurred the line between iPad and iPad mini, and of course iPad 2 (aka iPad edu).

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      1. Farshad Nayeri‏ @FarshadNayeri 3 Aug 2013
        Replying to @benthompson

        @monkbent Apple went too far with mini, prob due to competitive/value worries about Fire (eg back camera, that no one uses.)

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