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> The Apple watch will dominate all health and fitness based use cases though. Compared to GPS sports watches? How do you figure?
by sliverstorm 9y ago
> The Apple watch will dominate all health and fitness based use cases though.
Compared to GPS sports watches? How do you figure?
- matwood 9y agoBecause it already has? If you look at watches (not the fitbit step counter band type devices), the AW has outsold everyone one else. I see AWs all the time. Non-techie friends who I play bball with are showing up with AWs now, and these are people who never would have tried any other sport type band. The common theme among these people is that the health tracking drew them in, but all the other features with alerts, etc... end up being really useful.
- sorenjan 9y agoAW could mean both Apple Watch and Android Wear. I understand what you mean by context, but please be more careful with acronyms. Regarding your point, I think it's probably right. Just like compact cameras are better at taking pictures than smartphones are, a lot of people will probably settle for good enough and use a device that can do lots of things pretty well.
- sliverstorm 9y agoHuh, certainly not where I live. Everyone has a Garmin, or maybe a Fitbit GPS, it's practically cliche. Better metrics, miles better battery life, and nobody I've talked to cares about email on their wrist...
- revelation 9y agoI love how OP is dismissing the grand claim in the title only to immediately go on to make another, equally silly one. Garmin is selling more of their watches than ever before. This has the same useless HR, no external sensors and battery won't last through a marathon. It's an expensive gadget for people who like to think they are exercising by doing 10 repeats of 5 kg weights and 5 minutes of social media in between.