And yet, there are detractors such as Fred Wilson, co-founder of venture-capital firm Union Square Ventures, in December declared the Watch a “flop.” Mr

And yet, there are detractors such as Fred Wilson, co-founder of venture-capital firm Union Square Ventures, in December declared the Watch a “flop.” Mr. Wilson, who owns shares of Fitbit through a fund, had earlier predicted the Watch wouldn’t be a “home run” like the iPad, iPhone and iPod, saying many people wouldn’t want to wear a computer on their wrist. Why should we take the word of Fred Wilson on the Apple Watch when he is an investor in a product that the Apple watch directly competes with? Of course he's going to say that the Apple Watch is bad; he makes a product that competes directly with it! It'd be almost negligent if he didn't. More generally, I find criticisms of the Apple Watch very similar in overall theme to criticisms of the original iPod. The Apple Watch is derided as over-priced and under-featured, and commentators can't fathom why ordinary people are buying it in such numbers. The original iPod showed that people are willing to pay a hefty premium for a product that offers clear design and ease-of-use benefits. As long as Apple Watch maintains those advantages over its Android counterparts (and fitness tracker rivals), it won't matter one whit if it loses the spec. sheet war.