Skip to content
  • Home Home Home, current page.
  • Moments Moments Moments, current page.

Saved searches

  • Remove
  • In this conversation
    Verified accountProtected Tweets @
Suggested users
  • Verified accountProtected Tweets @
  • Verified accountProtected Tweets @
  • Language: English
    • Bahasa Indonesia
    • Bahasa Melayu
    • Català
    • Čeština
    • Dansk
    • Deutsch
    • English UK
    • Español
    • Filipino
    • Français
    • Hrvatski
    • Italiano
    • Magyar
    • Nederlands
    • Norsk
    • Polski
    • Português
    • Română
    • Slovenčina
    • Suomi
    • Svenska
    • Tiếng Việt
    • Türkçe
    • Ελληνικά
    • Български език
    • Русский
    • Српски
    • Українська мова
    • עִבְרִית
    • العربية
    • فارسی
    • मराठी
    • हिन्दी
    • বাংলা
    • ગુજરાતી
    • தமிழ்
    • ಕನ್ನಡ
    • ภาษาไทย
    • 한국어
    • 日本語
    • 简体中文
    • 繁體中文
  • Have an account? Log in
    Have an account?
    · Forgot password?

    New to Twitter?
    Sign up
benthompson's profile
Ben Thompson
Ben Thompson
Ben Thompson
Verified account
@benthompson

Tweets

Ben ThompsonVerified account

@benthompson

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

Taipei, Taiwan
stratechery.com
Joined December 2006

Tweets

  • © 2018 Twitter
  • About
  • Help Center
  • Terms
  • Privacy policy
  • Cookies
  • Ads info
Dismiss
Previous
Next

Go to a person's profile

Saved searches

  • Remove
  • In this conversation
    Verified accountProtected Tweets @
Suggested users
  • Verified accountProtected Tweets @
  • Verified accountProtected Tweets @

Promote this Tweet

Block

  • Tweet with a location

    You can add location information to your Tweets, such as your city or precise location, from the web and via third-party applications. You always have the option to delete your Tweet location history. Learn more

    Your lists

    Create a new list


    Under 100 characters, optional

    Privacy

    Copy link to Tweet

    Embed this Tweet

    Embed this Video

    Add this Tweet to your website by copying the code below. Learn more

    Add this video to your website by copying the code below. Learn more

    Hmm, there was a problem reaching the server.

    By embedding Twitter content in your website or app, you are agreeing to the Twitter Developer Agreement and Developer Policy.

    Preview

    Why you're seeing this ad

    Log in to Twitter

    · Forgot password?
    Don't have an account? Sign up »

    Sign up for Twitter

    Not on Twitter? Sign up, tune into the things you care about, and get updates as they happen.

    Sign up
    Have an account? Log in »

    Two-way (sending and receiving) short codes:

    Country Code For customers of
    United States 40404 (any)
    Canada 21212 (any)
    United Kingdom 86444 Vodafone, Orange, 3, O2
    Brazil 40404 Nextel, TIM
    Haiti 40404 Digicel, Voila
    Ireland 51210 Vodafone, O2
    India 53000 Bharti Airtel, Videocon, Reliance
    Indonesia 89887 AXIS, 3, Telkomsel, Indosat, XL Axiata
    Italy 4880804 Wind
    3424486444 Vodafone
    » See SMS short codes for other countries

    Confirmation

     

    Welcome home!

    This timeline is where you’ll spend most of your time, getting instant updates about what matters to you.

    Tweets not working for you?

    Hover over the profile pic and click the Following button to unfollow any account.

    Say a lot with a little

    When you see a Tweet you love, tap the heart — it lets the person who wrote it know you shared the love.

    Spread the word

    The fastest way to share someone else’s Tweet with your followers is with a Retweet. Tap the icon to send it instantly.

    Join the conversation

    Add your thoughts about any Tweet with a Reply. Find a topic you’re passionate about, and jump right in.

    Learn the latest

    Get instant insight into what people are talking about now.

    Get more of what you love

    Follow more accounts to get instant updates about topics you care about.

    Find what's happening

    See the latest conversations about any topic instantly.

    Never miss a Moment

    Catch up instantly on the best stories happening as they unfold.

    Ben Thompson‏Verified account @benthompson 9 Sep 2013

    Methinks people are underestimating how well colors could sell. Which is ironic, seeing as how the same idea saved the company.

    8:17 AM - 9 Sep 2013
    • 19 Retweets
    • 12 Likes
    • m. Mark Ben Snyder Polar Ben Zigterman Stephen Olson Butt Horn of Plenty @chartier@toot.cafe Kel Bucey
    14 replies 19 retweets 12 likes
      1. Polar‏ @polarpolls 9 Sep 2013
        Replying to @benthompson

        @monkbent People seem open to the idea of colors, but when polled, they prefer white and black iPhones http://www.polarb.com/polls/tags/iphonecolors … w/16K+ votes.

        0 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
        Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. Undo
        Undo
      1. CloudyBlake‏ @cloudyBlake 9 Sep 2013
        Replying to @benthompson

        @monkbent you think it achieves $aapl's desire that no one use a case? Would people want to cover up their phone if they picked the color?

        0 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
        Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. Undo
        Undo
      1. New conversation
      2. Ben Bajarin‏Verified account @BenBajarin 9 Sep 2013
        Replying to @benthompson

        @monkbent and that they are holding the event in the same location the first iPod was shown and announced?

        2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
      3. Ben Thompson‏Verified account @benthompson 9 Sep 2013
        Replying to @BenBajarin

        @BenBajarin happy coincidence

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      4. Ángel Lamuño ❦‏ @AngelLamuno 9 Sep 2013
        Replying to @benthompson

        @monkbent @BenBajarin Will the iPhone 5C be the beginning of the end for the iPod touch (iPad nano)?

        0 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
      5. End of conversation
      1. Jozef Legény‏ @ytwoz 9 Sep 2013
        Replying to @benthompson

        @monkbent depends on how successful will Apple be in convincing people to go caseless.

        0 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
        Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. Undo
        Undo
      1. Ben McCarthy‏ @BenRiceM 9 Sep 2013
        Replying to @benthompson

        @monkbent Ive recently started noticing just how many cases people use in the style of the 5C. No doubt it'll be huge

        0 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
        Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. Undo
        Undo
      1. Butt Horn of Plenty‏ @stgwi 9 Sep 2013
        Replying to @benthompson

        @monkbent Colors also made the iPod the iPod.

        0 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
        Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. Undo
        Undo
      1. New conversation
      2. Craig Hockenberry‏ @chockenberry 9 Sep 2013
        Replying to @benthompson

        @monkbent A huge part of the iPod mini's success, as well.

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      3. Ben Thompson‏Verified account @benthompson 9 Sep 2013
        Replying to @chockenberry

        @chockenberry yep. I think it's going to be huge.

        0 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
      4. End of conversation
      1. New conversation
      2. Evan‏ @wahoo 9 Sep 2013
        Replying to @benthompson

        @monkbent an awesomely orange iPhone would likely be an instabuy for me

        2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
      3. Ben Thompson‏Verified account @benthompson 9 Sep 2013
        Replying to @wahoo

        @evan_wingfield amen on orange, preferably #faa634 ;)

        0 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
      4. End of conversation
      1. New conversation
      2. Aaron Steele‏ @aaronsteele 9 Sep 2013
        Replying to @benthompson

        @monkbent Are you referencing iMac? If so, was it not simplicity (of the iMac, but also the entire product line) that saved the company?

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      3. Ben Thompson‏Verified account @benthompson 9 Sep 2013
        Replying to @aaronsteele

        @aaronsteele it was a great many things that don't fit in 140 characters ;)

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      4. Aaron Steele‏ @aaronsteele 9 Sep 2013
        Replying to @benthompson

        @monkbent Indeed, but I wouldn’t have guessed that color would have been the one to make it into the tweet ;)

        2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
      5. End of conversation
      1. New conversation
      2. Benjamin Mayo‏Verified account @bzamayo 9 Sep 2013
        Replying to @benthompson

        @monkbent One of my mum's biggest complaints about her 4S is that she couldn't get in pink. She is over the moon about the 5C's.

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      3. Zac Hall‏Verified account @apollozac 9 Sep 2013
        Replying to @bzamayo

        @BenjaminZAMayo @monkbent http://youtu.be/kmYlCOImIng 

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
      4. End of conversation
      1. Liam Green‏ @liamgreen94 9 Sep 2013
        Replying to @benthompson

        @monkbent @reneritchie oh yeah iMac’s different colours.. Makes sense.

        0 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
        Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. Undo
        Undo

    Loading seems to be taking a while.

    Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.

      Promoted Tweet

      false

      • © 2018 Twitter
      • About
      • Help Center
      • Terms
      • Privacy policy
      • Cookies
      • Ads info