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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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    1. Ben Thompson‏Verified account @benthompson 1 Sep 2013

      Bookmark this page: http://bit.ly/17sR3TX  You'll need the pics for future versions of this:http://www.technobuffalo.com/2011/10/27/android-before-and-after-the-iphone/ …

      3 replies 4 retweets 6 likes
    2. Walt  🚴🏼‍♂️ 🗽‏ @WaltFrench 1 Sep 2013
      Replying to @benthompson

      @monkbent I admit dismissing some disruptive tech—eg 123=“worse BASIC”—but esp as watch-free guy, why shd I care abt a tethered tinyscreen?

      1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
    3. Michael Love‏ @elkmovie 1 Sep 2013
      Replying to @WaltFrench

      @WaltFrench @monkbent It's still entirely possible that Apple isn't making a watch at all but that the various recent hires are for iPhone 6

      2 replies 0 retweets 1 like
    4. Walt  🚴🏼‍♂️ 🗽‏ @WaltFrench 1 Sep 2013
      Replying to @elkmovie

      @elkmovie @monkbent Ahh…something distant or of dubious likelihood, not purposeless. Esp after blasting SurfaceTable as Tech Without Reason

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      Ben Thompson‏Verified account @benthompson 1 Sep 2013
      Replying to @WaltFrench

      @WaltFrench @elkmovie I have thoughts.

      6:07 PM - 1 Sep 2013
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        2. Walt  🚴🏼‍♂️ 🗽‏ @WaltFrench 1 Sep 2013
          Replying to @benthompson

          @monkbent 2014 as the Year of Dick Tracey Linux?

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        3. Michael Love‏ @elkmovie 1 Sep 2013
          Replying to @WaltFrench

          @WaltFrench @monkbent I know a lot of iPhone owners and I can't think of a single one who'd buy an iWatch. This is not the Next Big Thing.

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        4. Telecom Dude‏ @telcodud 1 Sep 2013
          Replying to @elkmovie

          @elkmovie @WaltFrench @monkbent you'd be surprised. @SammyWalrusIV is pretty psyched about it.

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        5. Michael Love‏ @elkmovie 1 Sep 2013
          Replying to @telcodud

          @telcodud @WaltFrench @monkbent @SammyWalrusIV And lots of people are psyched about Google Glass, but that doesn't mean my mom will buy one.

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        6. Walt  🚴🏼‍♂️ 🗽‏ @WaltFrench 1 Sep 2013
          Replying to @elkmovie

          @elkmovie @telcodud @monkbent @sammywalrusiv Yes, but… 6 years into iPhone, new customers for its “useless” tech. Need Job2BDone insight.

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        7. Michael Love‏ @elkmovie 1 Sep 2013
          Replying to @WaltFrench

          @WaltFrench @telcodud @monkbent @SammyWalrusIV Besides Ballmer and maybe the RIM guys, who ever thought the iPhone's tech was useless?

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        8. Walt  🚴🏼‍♂️ 🗽‏ @WaltFrench 1 Sep 2013
          Replying to @elkmovie

          @elkmovie @telcodud @monkbent @sammywalrusiv Ignore PR—but ~90%+ of US thought iPhones silly in 2008; 50% still “meh.” Esp my senior demo.

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