The Talk Show With John Gruber

The director’s commentary track for Daring Fireball. Long digressions on Apple, technology, design, movies, and more.

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221: ‘Slathered in Incompetence’ With Ben Thompson


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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 May 9, 2018  3h7m