Dan Benjamin is joined by Merlin Mann and Marco Arment for a very special show. In this Hypercritical-like episode, the trio discuss a wide-range of topics, from Google to Apple to software development, and the relationship between consumers and the companies that serve them. And sodastreams.

Links for this episode:

• Amazon.com: Sodastream Fountain Jet Soda Maker Starter Kit: Kitchen & Dining
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• Amazon.com: iPad at Work (9781118100561): David Sparks, Merlin Mann: Books
• 5by5 | Back to Work
• 5by5 | Build and Analyze
• FastMail - reliable email hosting services (IMAP, POP, SMTP, Web)
• Instapaper Founder Marco Arment On The App Economy : Planet Money : NPR

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