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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 7 Jan 2014

    And I predict @sacca is wrong RT @sacca: Prediction: This is the last generation of iMacs without a touchscreen.pic.twitter.com/NDESGmSze8

    2:22 AM - 7 Jan 2014
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      2. Steven Sinofsky‏Verified account @stevesi 7 Jan 2014
        Replying to @benthompson

        @monkbent @asymco @sacca touch is a major software change and a pretty minor hardware change.

        5 replies 14 retweets 14 likes
      3. Ben Thompson‏Verified account @benthompson 7 Jan 2014
        Replying to @stevesi

        @stevesi @asymco @sacca indeed, as you, and by extension I, know very well

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      2. Alex Mills‏ @Viper007Bond 7 Jan 2014
        Replying to @benthompson

        @monkbent @sacca My Sony laptop has a touchscreen. It’s taught me that touchscreens are a horrible user experience for non-tablets/phones.

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      3. Ben Thompson‏Verified account @benthompson 7 Jan 2014
        Replying to @Viper007Bond

        @Viper007Bond @sacca I actually like having a touchscreen, for dialog boxes and the like, but it’s not coming to OS X

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      4. Alex Mills‏ @Viper007Bond 7 Jan 2014
        Replying to @benthompson

        @monkbent @sacca It might be better on a monitor but on a laptop the keyboard just gets in the way.

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      2. Chris Ferebee‏ @chrisferebee 7 Jan 2014
        Replying to @benthompson

        @monkbent There are certain exercises you can do that make it easier to hold your arm out horizontally for extended periods.

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      3. Ben Thompson‏Verified account @benthompson 7 Jan 2014
        Replying to @chrisferebee

        @chrisferebee I like touch on PCs. But the prediction is still wrong :)

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      4. Chris Ferebee‏ @chrisferebee 7 Jan 2014
        Replying to @benthompson

        @monkbent I appreciated my strength gains from shaking up bottles of baby formula, but a touch iMac would be horrible.

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      1. Richard Ferrers‏ @ValueMgmt 9 Jan 2014
        Replying to @benthompson

        @monkbent @sacca Can anyone see 21" iPad? 27" iPad...?

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      1. BenTheWolf‏ @benthewolf 7 Jan 2014
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        @monkbent Not even as a architects easel type of arrangement?

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      1. Greg Speechley‏ @gregspeechley 7 Jan 2014
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        Greg Speechley Retweeted Greg Speechley

        @monkbent @saccahttps://twitter.com/gregspeechley/status/420246101955207169 …

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        Greg Speechley @gregspeechley
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        @sacca @CCEleven @parislemon More likely is the introduction of graphical mousepads
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      1. Craig Winley‏ @CraigWinley 7 Jan 2014
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        @monkbent @sacca @sacca I predict this is the last generation of kids who grow up with a Mac in their home at all

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      1. Erik Kjell‏ @erikkjell 7 Jan 2014
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        @monkbent @adamac @sacca I think it's more likely that iMacs get gesture / voice controls.

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      1. Ben Pickering‏ @benpickering 7 Jan 2014
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        @monkbent @sacca Not with a vertical screen, no. But how touch will come to 'desktop' computing is a fascinating question.

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      1. (((JyrkiWahlstedt)))‏ @jyrkiw 7 Jan 2014
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        @monkbent @sacca @asymco HP had a touchscreen desktop in 80’s. Never believed in those ever since.

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      1. malik.fm‏ @twittlik 7 Jan 2014
        Replying to @benthompson

        @monkbent @sacca @sacca @asymco People, please. She is clearly trying to calibrate the monitor.pic.twitter.com/zCyVABz9bl

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      1. Ben Kirton‏ @bjkirton 7 Jan 2014
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        @monkbent @sacca @asymco Not all devices need to have all possible features, contrary to the beliefs of many.

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      2. Chris W‏ @_psonice 7 Jan 2014
        Replying to @benthompson

        @monkbent @sacca @sacca @asymco I've seen somebody do this before some years back on a PC. A grown man. In an office.

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      3. Horace Dediu‏Verified account @asymco 7 Jan 2014
        Replying to @_psonice

        @_psonice @monkbent @sacca @sacca Was he a CEO?

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      4. Chris W‏ @_psonice 7 Jan 2014
        Replying to @asymco

        @asymco @monkbent @sacca @sacca No, but probably on his way :)

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