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No, they didn't

WastingMyTime89 3y ago
They absolutely did. Smartwatches were mostly seen as tacky before the Apple Watch. That’s part of why they chose a different form factor and partnered with luxury brands for bracelet. For Apple to make wearing them seems normal was not a given at all.
- user_named 3y ago
  Absolutely did not. Only thing they needed to convince people of is accepting less than a days worth of battery life.
  - Gigachad 3y ago
    The Pebble was absolutely seen as tacky. Only worn by people who cared more about tech than visuals.
- evandale 3y ago
  The Moto 360 was out before the Apple watch. I know that for a fact because I got one on the release date. They were pretty hard to find when they came out. Apple was late to the game with smartwatches and didn't do a single thing to convince people to wear them.
  - WastingMyTime89 3y ago
    > The Moto 360 was out before the Apple watch. And it was seen as a toy for geeks and software developers who think t-shirts are an acceptable office attire despite being the most watch-like of the smartwatches. I would never have gone to the office wearing a moto360. People would have given me funny looks all day. Meanwhile you can wear an Apple Watch with your suit and everyone finds that acceptable.
    - evandale 3y ago
      > And it was seen as a toy for geeks and software developers who think t-shirts are an acceptable office attire despite being the most watch-like of the smartwatches. Source please! That's not how I remember the release, I recall it was very well recieved and sold out everywhere with the battery life being the biggest complaint. > I would never have gone to the office wearing a moto360. People would have given me funny looks all day. Meanwhile you can wear an Apple Watch with your suit and everyone finds that acceptable. I doubt you'll find a source, this entire paragraph is you projecting your own insecurities onto everyone else. Your opinion is not the general consensus or a source for anything so find a reliable 3rd party to back you up that isn't a random blogpost by Joe nobody.
      - scarface_74 3y ago
        The first reviews I found from versions circa 2014. https://www.cnet.com/reviews/motorola-moto-360-review/ https://www.cnet.com/reviews/motorola-moto-360-review/ https://www.alphr.com/motorola/32669/motorola-moto-360-review-1st-gen-smartwatch-is-now-cheaper-than-ever/ https://www.alphr.com/motorola/32669/motorola-moto-360-revie... Criticisms of how much the OS sucks https://www.theverge.com/2014/9/5/6108947/moto-360-review https://www.theverge.com/2014/9/5/6108947/moto-360-review
      - WastingMyTime89 3y ago
        > I doubt you'll find a source, this entire paragraph is you projecting your own insecurities onto everyone else. Sometimes I wonder if I live in the same world than some of the commenters here. Here is The Verge review of the Moto360: [https://www.theverge.com/2014/9/5/6108947/moto-360-review https://www.theverge.com/2014/9/5/6108947/moto-360-review]. A few selected quotes by me: “It’s designed to prove that smartwatches don’t have to be ugly.”, “It’s not a gadget, it’s a watch”, “At 11.5mm, it’s a little thick”, “ Everything before it was a screen on your wrist”. And that’s the Verge being incredibly nice with the 360. Truth is it was very much still seen as a tacky piece of technology bolted to your wrist. It took me two minutes to find by the way because this kind of reviews were literally everywhere in the years leading to the release of the Apple Watch.
danpalmer 3y ago
Before the Apple Watch, no mainstream celebrities were photographed wearing smart watches. After the Apple Watch, celebrities are regularly photographed wearing just one type of smart watch – the Apple Watch. Whether you like it or not, for most people, celebrity culture drives luxury culture, and even in the top end markets it's still a leading indicator even if it's not driving it. I'm open to hearing constructive arguments against this, but it seems very clear to me.
- saiya-jin 3y ago
  some people wear them, most of them clueless I-wear-it-too crowd. I see a lot of people around me / commuting wearing Garmin watches (ie fenix 7 pro), now that's a conversation starter.

No, they didn't

They absolutely did. Smartwatches were mostly seen as tacky before the Apple Watch. That’s part of why they chose a different form factor and partnered with luxury brands for bracelet. For Apple to make wearing them seems normal was not a given at all.

user_named 3y ago
Absolutely did not. Only thing they needed to convince people of is accepting less than a days worth of battery life.
- Gigachad 3y ago
  The Pebble was absolutely seen as tacky. Only worn by people who cared more about tech than visuals.
evandale 3y ago
The Moto 360 was out before the Apple watch. I know that for a fact because I got one on the release date. They were pretty hard to find when they came out. Apple was late to the game with smartwatches and didn't do a single thing to convince people to wear them.
- WastingMyTime89 3y ago
  > The Moto 360 was out before the Apple watch. And it was seen as a toy for geeks and software developers who think t-shirts are an acceptable office attire despite being the most watch-like of the smartwatches. I would never have gone to the office wearing a moto360. People would have given me funny looks all day. Meanwhile you can wear an Apple Watch with your suit and everyone finds that acceptable.
  - evandale 3y ago
    > And it was seen as a toy for geeks and software developers who think t-shirts are an acceptable office attire despite being the most watch-like of the smartwatches. Source please! That's not how I remember the release, I recall it was very well recieved and sold out everywhere with the battery life being the biggest complaint. > I would never have gone to the office wearing a moto360. People would have given me funny looks all day. Meanwhile you can wear an Apple Watch with your suit and everyone finds that acceptable. I doubt you'll find a source, this entire paragraph is you projecting your own insecurities onto everyone else. Your opinion is not the general consensus or a source for anything so find a reliable 3rd party to back you up that isn't a random blogpost by Joe nobody.
    - scarface_74 3y ago
      The first reviews I found from versions circa 2014. https://www.cnet.com/reviews/motorola-moto-360-review/ https://www.cnet.com/reviews/motorola-moto-360-review/ https://www.alphr.com/motorola/32669/motorola-moto-360-review-1st-gen-smartwatch-is-now-cheaper-than-ever/ https://www.alphr.com/motorola/32669/motorola-moto-360-revie... Criticisms of how much the OS sucks https://www.theverge.com/2014/9/5/6108947/moto-360-review https://www.theverge.com/2014/9/5/6108947/moto-360-review
    - WastingMyTime89 3y ago
      > I doubt you'll find a source, this entire paragraph is you projecting your own insecurities onto everyone else. Sometimes I wonder if I live in the same world than some of the commenters here. Here is The Verge review of the Moto360: [https://www.theverge.com/2014/9/5/6108947/moto-360-review https://www.theverge.com/2014/9/5/6108947/moto-360-review]. A few selected quotes by me: “It’s designed to prove that smartwatches don’t have to be ugly.”, “It’s not a gadget, it’s a watch”, “At 11.5mm, it’s a little thick”, “ Everything before it was a screen on your wrist”. And that’s the Verge being incredibly nice with the 360. Truth is it was very much still seen as a tacky piece of technology bolted to your wrist. It took me two minutes to find by the way because this kind of reviews were literally everywhere in the years leading to the release of the Apple Watch.

danpalmer 3y ago

Before the Apple Watch, no mainstream celebrities were photographed wearing smart watches. After the Apple Watch, celebrities are regularly photographed wearing just one type of smart watch – the Apple Watch. Whether you like it or not, for most people, celebrity culture drives luxury culture, and even in the top end markets it's still a leading indicator even if it's not driving it. I'm open to hearing constructive arguments against this, but it seems very clear to me.

saiya-jin 3y ago
some people wear them, most of them clueless I-wear-it-too crowd. I see a lot of people around me / commuting wearing Garmin watches (ie fenix 7 pro), now that's a conversation starter.