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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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    1. Stratechery‏ @stratechery 22 Nov 2013

      Whose iPad Life? http://stratechery.com/2013/whose-ipad-life/ … "Life of iPad" is impressive, but it isn't magical.

      6 replies 11 retweets 7 likes
    2. marcardar‏ @marcardar 22 Nov 2013
      Replying to @stratechery

      @stratechery a 'magical' Android tablet in that scenario is just as easy to get online but much more affordable to billions of people.

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      Ben Thompson‏Verified account @benthompson 22 Nov 2013
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      @marcardar for email, sure. Making music, to pick one example? Not remotely comparable

      8:52 AM - 22 Nov 2013
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        2. marcardar‏ @marcardar 22 Nov 2013
          Replying to @benthompson

          @monkbent sure, but your scenario was email. Android makes it possible for billions more rather than restricting it to the hands of the rich

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        3. Michael Love‏ @elkmovie 22 Nov 2013
          Replying to @marcardar

          @marcardar @monkbent $50 tablets for the world's poor are a lovely thing, but they're only running "Android" in the loosest sense.

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        4. marcardar‏ @marcardar 22 Nov 2013
          Replying to @elkmovie

          @elkmovie @monkbent Nexus 7?

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        5. Michael Love‏ @elkmovie 22 Nov 2013
          Replying to @marcardar

          @marcardar @monkbent $229 - cheaper than an iPad but not to an extent that would open them up to a whole different economic class.

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        6. Michael Love‏ @elkmovie 22 Nov 2013
          Replying to @elkmovie

          @marcardar @monkbent The crazy cheap Chinese tablets are world-changing but not in a way that does much for the Android ecosystem.

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        7. marcardar‏ @marcardar 22 Nov 2013
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          @elkmovie @monkbent that's not the argument

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        8. Michael Love‏ @elkmovie 22 Nov 2013
          Replying to @marcardar

          @marcardar @monkbent Sorry, are you talking *only* about email? In that case, true, but a tablet just for email is kind of unnecessary.

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        9. marcardar‏ @marcardar 22 Nov 2013
          Replying to @elkmovie

          @elkmovie @monkbent parents emailing from HK airport is basis of the article I'm referring to. Don't want to get into Android vs iOS war!

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