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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 11 Sep 2013

    Challenge for AAPL is growth. Challenge for iPhone is keeping developers in face of sheer Android #'s. Challenge for Apple is losing focus.

    7:29 PM - 11 Sep 2013
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      2. jason paul‏ @jsonpaul 11 Sep 2013
        Replying to @benthompson

        @monkbent Here’s an interesting question: What do you thing Apple’s focus should be on?

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      3. Ben Thompson‏Verified account @benthompson 11 Sep 2013
        Replying to @jsonpaul

        @azulum owning iPhone high end, maximizing tablet share, developing what's next

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      4. jason paul‏ @jsonpaul 11 Sep 2013
        Replying to @benthompson

        @monkbent What about Big Picture focus?

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      5. Ben Thompson‏Verified account @benthompson 11 Sep 2013
        Replying to @jsonpaul

        @azulum remaining design/user centered, not market/stock price centered

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      6. Shameer Mulji‏ @shameermulji 11 Sep 2013
        Replying to @benthompson

        @monkbent @azulum after watching yesterday's keynote, I think they proved they're doing just that.

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      7. jason paul‏ @jsonpaul 11 Sep 2013
        Replying to @shameermulji

        @shameermulji @monkbent Have they, though?

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      2. ariel seidman‏ @aseidman 11 Sep 2013
        Replying to @benthompson

        @monkbent number 2 drives number 1.

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      3. Ben Thompson‏Verified account @benthompson 11 Sep 2013
        Replying to @aseidman

        @aseidman they are related, but likely in the opposite direction.

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      2. jason paul‏ @jsonpaul 11 Sep 2013
        Replying to @benthompson

        @monkbent And I have to say that I do not think keeping devs is something Apple needs to worry about. Cocoa is just that good.

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      3. Ben Thompson‏Verified account @benthompson 11 Sep 2013
        Replying to @jsonpaul

        @azulum would you use inferior tools if you could reach 10x the customers with 3x the net engagement/monetization?

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      4. jason paul‏ @jsonpaul 11 Sep 2013
        Replying to @benthompson

        @monkbent I certainly think that new devs will be lured by other platforms—and good devs too—but the markets are already gigantic.

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      1. eric perlberg‏ @eric_perlberg 12 Sep 2013
        Replying to @benthompson

        @monkbent hardware/OS integration a real competitive advantage over Android.

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      1. eric perlberg‏ @eric_perlberg 12 Sep 2013
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        @monkbent challenge for Apple is thinking of new, unique & desirable ways to use phone. If successful growth & devs follow.

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      1. AQR‏ @AQRtrades 11 Sep 2013
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        @monkbent when does Mediatek+Android disrupt Apple from below?

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      1. Victor‏ @jaggedcow 11 Sep 2013
        Replying to @benthompson

        @monkbent see Hypercritical ep. 30, ~48 minutes in.

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      1. Andrew Clark‏ @acdlite 11 Sep 2013
        Replying to @benthompson

        @monkbent *not losing focus (or else you need to negate first two)

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      1. Max Child‏ @mlchild 11 Sep 2013
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        @monkbent @asymco If cheap Androids are the netbook and 5S/C are MBP/Air, what’s the iPad? There’s a challenge.

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      1. Shameer Mulji‏ @shameermulji 11 Sep 2013
        Replying to @benthompson

        @monkbent all very good points. I see the 2nd point as being the biggest problem for Apple. When you lose developers, you lose growth.

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