129: ‘90 Minutes or Bust’ With Guest Ben Thompson

Special guest Ben Thompson returns to the show. Topics include: our top complaints about Apple Watch, Apple making a car, the New York Times's profile of Amazon's work culture, and more.

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Links:

• The NYT: "Inside Amazon: Wrestling Big Ideas in a Bruising Workplace".
• Julia Cheiffetz: "I Had a Baby and Cancer When I Worked at Amazon".
• Me, back 2010, writing for Macworld: "This Is How Apple Rolls".