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iPhone X delights and gripes
On Friday afternoon, UPS dropped off a new toy. My thoughts after a weekend with the iPhone X.
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iPhone X and the Apple “access economy”
The “Apple access economy” incentivizes problematic journalism.
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iPhone X and hidden fiddly bits
Some future iPhone will inevitably ditch all ports and buttons, leaving only the screen accessible to the end user. It will be beautiful, glossy—and permanently sealed
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iPhone X, ordered.
Anecdotally, buying the X felt no different than previous iPhone preorder nights. In fact, it might have been the easiest preorder purchase I’ve ever made.
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Memories vs. math: how to justify paying $1,000 for the iPhone X
If I do buy an iPhone X, I’ll justify the $1,000+ price tag by pointing to its killer camera.
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Punching down: should Apple fans mock the Pixel 2’s missing headphone jack?
When your team is winning, sportsmanship demands that you dial down the trash talk.
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Putting the iPhone’s expense in context
The iPhone X’s $1,000 price tag isn’t quite so hard to swallow when you consider the standalone gadgets that the device renders unnecessary.
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Why the Apple Watch could replace the iPhone
It’s not difficult to imagine the iPhone being “eaten alive,” its role absorbed by devices at either end of the size spectrum: the iPad on the large side, the Watch on the small.
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AirPods quibbles
AirPods aren’t perfect. Here’s my list of complaints
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Apple’s cigarettes: AirPods as happy ritual
Like smoking, AirPods boast a set of nanogestures that reinforce the habit.
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