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

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    Ben Thompson‏Verified account @benthompson 27 Aug 2013

    Ben Thompson Retweeted Paul Thurrott

    The surest sign of a disruptive technology is when incumbents look at it with disdain.https://twitter.com/thurrott/status/372372646518063104 …

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    Paul Thurrott @thurrott
    Replying to @SpragueD
    @SpragueD @denisjelec @WaltFrench @monkbent @asymco That said, sure. Chrome OS is currently a joke.
    8:04 AM - 27 Aug 2013
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      2. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯‏ @jtemujinw 27 Aug 2013
        Replying to @benthompson

        .@monkbent is that empirically true or just silicon (v)alley bullshit?

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      3. Ben Thompson‏Verified account @benthompson 27 Aug 2013
        Replying to @jtemujinw

        @jtemujinw most of SV has no idea what disruption actually means

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      4. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯‏ @jtemujinw 27 Aug 2013
        Replying to @benthompson

        @monkbent regardless, never seen someone make that assertion with actual data of any kind.

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      5. Ben Thompson‏Verified account @benthompson 27 Aug 2013
        Replying to @jtemujinw

        @jtemujinw got it. Rhetorical point intended, but I get where you're coming from

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      2. Michael Delaporta‏ @mdelaporta 27 Aug 2013
        Replying to @benthompson

        @monkbent Another sign of disruptive tech is that it’s *better* in some way not valued by the incumbent. Where is ChromeOS better?

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      3. Ben Thompson‏Verified account @benthompson 27 Aug 2013
        Replying to @mdelaporta

        @mdelaporta simpler. faster, never bogs down, never crashes. Far superior window management *for web pages*

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      4. Michael Delaporta‏ @mdelaporta 27 Aug 2013
        Replying to @benthompson

        @monkbent Fair enough, though I’d argue that those attributes make iOS and Android the main disruptors of PCs.

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      5. Ben Thompson‏Verified account @benthompson 27 Aug 2013
        Replying to @mdelaporta

        @mdelaporta appliances in general are disrupting general purpose computers. Chromebooks are the former with keyboards.

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      2. My Wicked Twin‏ @mywickedtwin 27 Aug 2013
        Replying to @benthompson

        @monkbent @BenBajarin Doesn't Thurrott look at everything with disdain, with the exception of M$ products?

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      3. Ben Thompson‏Verified account @benthompson 27 Aug 2013
        Replying to @mywickedtwin

        @mywickedtwin @BenBajarin He's pretty positive about iOS devices (you just have to ignore his obsession with price)

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      4. My Wicked Twin‏ @mywickedtwin 27 Aug 2013
        Replying to @benthompson

        @monkbent Fair enough. Clearly, he doesn't know about Apple's (now 20 year old) best-kept secret: Apple resale values :-)

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      5. Ben Thompson‏Verified account @benthompson 27 Aug 2013
        Replying to @mywickedtwin

        @mywickedtwin he makes his living on Microsoft. I don't begrudge him his enthusiasm ;)

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      2. Skip Rynearson‏ @skip_rynearson 27 Aug 2013
        Replying to @benthompson

        @monkbent @thurrott’s right, though.

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      3. Ben Thompson‏Verified account @benthompson 27 Aug 2013
        Replying to @skip_rynearson

        @skip_rynearson @thurrott disagree. 1) The OS is Chrome; Chrome OS a part 2) Comp for a Chromebook is an iPad, not a PC. It's an appliance.

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      4. Skip Rynearson‏ @skip_rynearson 27 Aug 2013
        Replying to @benthompson

        @monkbent @thurrott I would still say, even (especially?) comparable to an iPad, Chrome OS is a joke.

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      5. Ben Thompson‏Verified account @benthompson 27 Aug 2013
        Replying to @skip_rynearson

        @skip_rynearson @thurrott not if you want to write

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      6. Skip Rynearson‏ @skip_rynearson 27 Aug 2013
        Replying to @benthompson

        @monkbent @thurrott Lol Touché.

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      2. Anthony C‏ @alanthonyc 27 Aug 2013
        Replying to @benthompson

        @monkbent I keep trying to remember that when I think of Google Glass.

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      3. Ben Thompson‏Verified account @benthompson 27 Aug 2013
        Replying to @alanthonyc

        @alanthonyc me too. Of course, some things really are crap. The trick is knowing which is which

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      1. Scott‏ @scottaw 27 Aug 2013
        Replying to @benthompson

        @monkbent sometimes. But I agree with him on that one.

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