Vector 9: Ben Thompson on Microsoft's mobile dilemma

Ben Thompson of stratēchery joins Rene to talk about Microsoft in a post-Ballmer mobile market, the IBM analogy, whether they need to be more like Apple, and why Google and Samsung were so damn smart. Also: Nokia sale!

Note: This was originally supposed to be next week's episode of Vector, but due to Microsoft buying Nokia, we decided to fast-track. (It's especially interesting given Thompson, until recently, worked at Microsoft on the Windows 8 apps team, and previously interned at Apple on the Apple University project.)

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Show notes

• If Steve Ballmer ran Apple
• If Apple is disrupted, will we blame Tim Cook?
• BlackBerry and Nokia's fundamental failing
• C is for Changing my Mind
• Why iPhone 4C didn't make sense but iPhone 5C just might
• Microsoft buy Nokia
• The deal that makes no sense
• High Density 3: Staying hungry with Ben Thompson

Guests

• Ben Thompson of stratēchery

Hosts

• Rene Ritchie of iMore.com

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