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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 20 Sep 2013

      The audience cheered for "large-screen iPod" and "phone." They yawned for "Internet Communicator." Remember that.

      16 replies 19 retweets 33 likes
    2. Casey Liss‏Verified account @caseyliss 21 Sep 2013
      Replying to @benthompson

      @monkbent I noticed the same thing a couple weeks back! In retrospect it’s truly stunning.

      1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
    3. Will Hains  🗼‏ @willhains 21 Sep 2013
      Replying to @caseyliss

      @caseyliss @monkbent I put that down to the awkward vagueness of the phrase. Who knew what that meant?

      1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
    4. Chris Harris‏ @_ChrisHarris 21 Sep 2013
      Replying to @willhains

      @willhains @caseyliss @monkbent It's unusually bad wording for Steve. Everyone in our office was like 'what's that?'

      1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
    5. Ben Thompson‏Verified account @benthompson 21 Sep 2013
      Replying to @_ChrisHarris

      @_ChrisHarris @willhains @caseyliss how would you have described it in 2007?

      3 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
    6. Chris Harris‏ @_ChrisHarris 21 Sep 2013
      Replying to @benthompson

      @monkbent @willhains @caseyliss I wish he'd put it second of three. Wording? 'Internet Tablet' was what people were wanting from Apple.

      1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
    7. Will Hains  🗼‏ @willhains 21 Sep 2013
      Replying to @_ChrisHarris

      @_ChrisHarris @monkbent @caseyliss YES! I agree. The ordering of the three took the punch out of it. “Phone” should have been last!

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      Ben Thompson‏Verified account @benthompson 21 Sep 2013
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      @willhains @_ChrisHarris @caseyliss it was in the exact correct order

      1:56 AM - 21 Sep 2013
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        2. Will Hains  🗼‏ @willhains 21 Sep 2013
          Replying to @benthompson

          @monkbent @_ChrisHarris @caseyliss Interesting — I expected you to agree with that. Why?

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        3. Ben Thompson‏Verified account @benthompson 21 Sep 2013
          Replying to @willhains

          @willhains @_ChrisHarris @caseyliss text book laddering. 1. What exists 2. What you're expecting 3. What is revolutionary

          4 replies 0 retweets 1 like
        4. Will Hains  🗼‏ @willhains 21 Sep 2013
          Replying to @benthompson

          @monkbent @_ChrisHarris @caseyliss Except the reality of “Internet communicator” in 2007 was push email and a web browser. Which existed.

          4 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
        5. Ravi Nanavati‏ @fpgeek 21 Sep 2013
          Replying to @willhains

          @willhains @monkbent @_ChrisHarris @caseyliss Agreed. I had a Treo 650 back then. Now there's a huge difference in degree, but none in kind.

          1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
        6. Ben Thompson‏Verified account @benthompson 21 Sep 2013
          Replying to @fpgeek

          @fpgeek @willhains @_ChrisHarris @caseyliss geeks being geeks...

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        7. Chris Harris‏ @_ChrisHarris 21 Sep 2013
          Replying to @benthompson

          @monkbent @fpgeek @willhains @caseyliss Live by the sword, die by the sword :)

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        8. Ben Thompson‏Verified account @benthompson 21 Sep 2013
          Replying to @_ChrisHarris

          @_ChrisHarris @fpgeek @willhains @caseyliss haha. So true. (Calling a wrap)

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        2. Chris Harris‏ @_ChrisHarris 21 Sep 2013
          Replying to @benthompson

          @monkbent I disagree but we're quibbling over a blip of confusion in, IMO, the greatest product presentation ever :) @willhains @caseyliss

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        3. Will Hains  🗼‏ @willhains 21 Sep 2013
          Replying to @_ChrisHarris

          @_ChrisHarris @monkbent @caseyliss True that. Moments later it was all resolved, and everything was awesome.

          0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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