The Talk Show With John Gruber

221: ‘Slathered in Incompetence’ With Ben Thompson

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Ben Thompson returns to the show. Topics include Apple's quarterly results, the discontinuation of Apple's AirPort product line, and more.

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    • Links:

    • Ben Thompson on the race to a trillion-dollar market cap.
    • Ivan Seidenberg’s claim that Bob Iger carried an iPhone in July 2006.
    • Dr. Drang’s AirPort EOL tweet.
    • Apple LaserWriter II industrial sales training video.
    • Raiders of the Lost Ark: “It’s a date, you eat ’em!”.
    • Six Colors on Apple’s growing Services division.
    • New York Times piece on Fortnite.

      • This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Moisés Chiullan.

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