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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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    Ben Thompson‏Verified account @benthompson 22 Oct 2013

    A screen you don't see on an iPad.pic.twitter.com/UoVA7YDMf5

    8:52 PM - 22 Oct 2013
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      2. Ben Thompson‏Verified account @benthompson 22 Oct 2013
        Replying to @benthompson

        The grammar error on that dialog is particularly grating.

        5 replies 0 retweets 1 like
      3. Ben Thompson‏Verified account @benthompson 22 Oct 2013
        Replying to @benthompson

        Of course, that begs the question, which of the several grammar errors am I referring to?

        3 replies 0 retweets 2 likes
      4. Walt  🚴🏼‍♂️ 🗽‏ @WaltFrench 22 Oct 2013
        Replying to @benthompson

        @monkbent Pro Tip, Glass Houses Dept: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Begging_the_question … (which, amusingly in turn, Wikipedia flags for “multiple issues”).

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      5. Ben Thompson‏Verified account @benthompson 22 Oct 2013
        Replying to @WaltFrench

        @WaltFrench yes, already got caught on that one ;)

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      2. Joel Rushworth‏ @gwydionjhr 22 Oct 2013
        Replying to @benthompson

        @monkbent Soooo, how many different user profiles can you have on an iPad?

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      3. Ben Thompson‏Verified account @benthompson 22 Oct 2013
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        @gwydionjhrhttps://twitter.com/monkbent/status/392891240162656256 …

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        Ben ThompsonVerified account @benthompson
        Presuming that the lack of multiple user accounts is an iPad failing betrays an incomplete appreciation of the iPad's appeal.
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      4. Joel Rushworth‏ @gwydionjhr 22 Oct 2013
        Replying to @benthompson

        @monkbent I appreciate the fact that our Surface is set up completely differently for my wife, than for me. We're two diff. people.

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      5. Ben Thompson‏Verified account @benthompson 22 Oct 2013
        Replying to @gwydionjhr

        @gwydionjhr which is fine. Not all devices have to be the same (a statement that cuts both ways)

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      6. Joel Rushworth‏ @gwydionjhr 22 Oct 2013
        Replying to @benthompson

        @monkbent I'm sorry, but that makes no sense.

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      7. Ben Thompson‏Verified account @benthompson 23 Oct 2013
        Replying to @gwydionjhr

        @gwydionjhr for some, multiple profiles is a plus. For others, it’s needlessly confusing.

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      2. Jamal Kasham‏ @jkasham 23 Oct 2013
        Replying to @benthompson

        @monkbent you do on a mac.pic.twitter.com/G89oEWVefS

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      3. Ben Thompson‏Verified account @benthompson 23 Oct 2013
        Replying to @jkasham

        @jkasham and if the iPad ran Mac OS X it wouldn't be nearly so successful. That's the point!

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      2. Matt‏ @Varanus261 22 Oct 2013
        Replying to @benthompson

        @monkbent @reneritchie surely this is a negative to iOS, it still hasn't expanded to be a more flexible OS with multiple user accounts etc..

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      3. Ben Thompson‏Verified account @benthompson 22 Oct 2013
        Replying to @Varanus261

        @Varanus261 @reneritchie depends on your perspective. Arguing it's a negative perhaps betrays an incomplete appreciation for iPad's appeal

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      4. Matt‏ @Varanus261 23 Oct 2013
        Replying to @benthompson

        @monkbent Fair comment, I guess it depends on the user and requirements, though I do think it would be a welcome addition to iOS.

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      1. Ben Gillam  🇬🇧 🇪🇺‏ @bengillam 24 Oct 2013
        Replying to @benthompson

        @monkbent @reneritchie indeed ms should just show an elevation prompt for password

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      1. Ben Gillam  🇬🇧 🇪🇺‏ @bengillam 24 Oct 2013
        Replying to @benthompson

        @monkbent @reneritchie for example for app compatibility or loosing jailbreak etc would be good if it at least asked for pass code to update

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      1. Ben Gillam  🇬🇧 🇪🇺‏ @bengillam 24 Oct 2013
        Replying to @benthompson

        @monkbent @reneritchie fair point but it had its uses what if you didn't want your kids upgrading iOS of they got hold of device

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      1. Sergey Chernov #17‏ @SynteZZZ 23 Oct 2013
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        @monkbent @nskboy lack of accounts is not an advantage.

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      1. Fintan Farrell‏ @fintan 23 Oct 2013
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        @monkbent @stroughtonsmith Then when you login as administrator, it tells you that the administrator account cannot run the store app. ugh!

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