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I really hope Pebble can take advantage of the swelling backlash against the overly complicated and 'feature'-ridden watches put out by Apple and other Android
by fredley 10y ago
I really hope Pebble can take advantage of the swelling backlash against the overly complicated and 'feature'-ridden watches put out by Apple and other Android manufacturers, rather than be caught up in it. They got right pretty much first time around the minimal set of things you actually want to use a smart-watch for, and haven't swayed from this principal over their various iterations. I had one of the first KS originals, and have worn it, then my Time, almost every day since I got it.
- Retric 10y agoI think long term they are going to want both sides of the equation. That way they don't get left in the Dust if Android improves and they can play up e-ink as differentiation vs simply missing features. Basically, they can look more impartial by saying we think X is better, but we also sell Y if you really need Z. Much like how Amazon sells Fire and Kindle with some versions of Fire costing less than any version of Kindle.
- ethbro 10y agoI think the key lesson of things like Fitbit's smart watch has been that you don't get a good watch by taking "everything it could do" and then subtracting features until you get where you want to be. You do it by building up features from user story primatives (e.g. I want to glance down and see who's calling). Then shipping with enough primatives covered to be useful.
- zepto 10y agoThere is no swelling backlash. Apple Watch sales are growing strongly. The negativity in a few blog posts is because Apple Watch really doesn't do much to improve the lives of tech early adopters, whereas it is great for most other people.