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Apple did definitely make the smartphone cool, but I'm dubious that they've made smartwatches cool. They're still very niche. I can see these glasses being the
by untog 9y ago
Apple did definitely make the smartphone cool, but I'm dubious that they've made smartwatches cool. They're still very niche. I can see these glasses being the same, if not more so.
- omarforgotpwd 9y agoI don't think it's a niche. I see a lot of people wearing them. It's not a success on the level of the iPhone, but nothing is. If Apple Watch was a separate company it would be listed on the fortune 500 (according to Tim Cook on last earnings call)
- microtherion 9y agoThat "niche" appears to have consisted of 21.1M watches in 2016, so roughly 80% the size of the Swiss watch industry (25.4M watches): http://www.scmp.com/tech/article/2067481/smartwatch-market-hits-record-211-million-sales-2016-apple-pulls-ahead-samsung http://www.scmp.com/tech/article/2067481/smartwatch-market-h...