Ben Thompson returns to the show to talk about the iPhone X.

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Links:

• My photo of Bernie Sanders and Bill de Blasio on the A train.
• New York Post video of Sanders and de Blasio on the train that shows me in the background around 10 seconds in.
• 2007 NYT story: “Southwest Airlines gains advantage by hedging on long-term oil contracts”.
• Nilay Patel’s video review of the iPhone X for The Verge.
• Those YouTuber “first look” reviews that came out a day before the real reviews: Highsnobriety and Fashion Magazine.
• Raymond Soneira’s review of the iPhone X display at DisplayMate.
• IHS estimates that iPhone X’s components cost $115 more than iPhone 8’s.

This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Caleb Sexton.