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This might be Apple's first product launch in 20-years that doesn't solve a customer problem/need (at time of launch).
by alberth 3y ago
This might be Apple's first product launch in 20-years that doesn't solve a customer problem/need (at time of launch).
- wateralien 3y agoWhat problem did Apple Watch solve?
- steveBK123 3y agoThe ability to tell time while giving Apple more money?
- zitterbewegung 3y agoHigh fidelity fitness tracking for workouts and data collection of your own personal health.
- asylteltine 3y ago[dead]
- robterrell 3y agoThe first watch wasn't that -- I think Apple Watch 3 first really delivered on this.
- mafuyu 3y agoThe first couple AW gens didn’t really have much of a fitness angle, though. The hardware and software for health tracking was very lacking. It was only later on that they pivoted hard on fitness and did a big marketing push with the “three rings”.
- rahoulb 3y agoWhile it did some fitness tracking (especially the heart rate stuff which couldn't be done with a phone), it certainly wasn't promoted as a fitness device. There was all that stuff about "connecting" (where you could send doodles and heartbeats to your Apple Watch wearing friends) and they made a big deal about watch apps and notification management. And of course the "luxury watch" aspect (gold watches that go out of date in a couple of years - sheesh). It's only after a couple of iterations that Apple doubled down on the fitness side of things.
- zitterbewegung 3y agoI am only commenting of what the Apple Watch actually solved. The marketing was bad and I agree. The Apple Watch series zero was useful for me and others but it was something concrete that the watch does solve while the Vision Pro is different.
- gwill 3y agopulling your phone out of your pocket
- alberth 3y agoEspecially for women who typically don't have pockets in their clothes and their phone is in their purse - which causes them to miss calls/texts.
- apercu 3y agoOnly partially in jest, but checking your email during in-person meetings?
- FirmwareBurner 3y agoI beg to differ. People dicking around on their e-watch during in person meetings or social settings where they should be paying attention to who is speaking, is just as socially rude as those on their phone.
- apercu 3y agoNo argument. I don't own a smartwatch.
- goldenchrome 3y agoOther people can't tell I own Apple products when my phone is in my pocket and I'm not listening to music.
- adolph 3y agoDo you not where you're Apple Sneakers everywhere? https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/_Omega-Sports-Apple-Computer-Sneakers-or-Size-10.5 https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/_Omega-Sports-Apple-Computer... (It'd have been funny if Sotheby's had titled the size "Leopard.")
- the_sleaze9 3y agoWoz said it best, the thing the apple watch did was put tap-to-pay on your wrist. It is awesome, but I still don't wear one.
- temdisponivel 3y agoWhich problem did the Apple Watch (specially the first version that launched) solve? Or the HomePod? Genuinely curious. I can personally understand the problems that all other products did solve, but not for these 2 examples in particular.
- alberth 3y agoApple Watch: * People for over 100 years, wore mechanical watches to tell time. * This solves that same customer need + (digital enhancements). --- HomePod: * people want to play their music for others (not just for themselves), for parties/events/hanging out. --- EDIT: replaced "hundreds of years" with "over 100 years"
- SllX 3y agoYou’re overplaying the hundreds of years part. While the first wristwatch dates back almost 200 years (developed for the Queen of Naples), pocket watches were the rule until World War I, when they were mass produced and marketed at soldiers in the trenches. The mass market wristwatch industry developed from that point on. I like my Apple Watch, but it’s an iPhone accessory. It doesn’t fulfill a specific need, but provides a suite of enhancements to my phone and can take over a few functions from it. (This comment was written in response to an earlier version of your comment, but the main part still seems to be there but reformatted).
- temdisponivel 3y agoI mean.. sure, but those are hardly "problems" that needed solving with an Apple Watch. Another digital watch, simpler / cheaper would do just fine. Same for the HomePod, solutions to those "problems" have been around for a while. If you compare the solution/problem pairs you described and take into account how good of a solution those products are to those problems, I don't see how they "solve" the problems significantly better than an already existing, cheaper alternative, which is not the case for the iPhone, iPod, AirPod, mac book, etc where they (on their initial launch) addressed a particular market need significantly (very significantly) better than the alternatives. And I'm speaking this as someone that owns 1 of every product category Apple currently ships, so I'm by no means dismissing the quality of the watch or homepod, etc. [edit/addition]: Furthermore, the Vision Pro could just as well solve similar problems to similar results as the ones you described -- for example, the need for a incredibly high quality media consumption device, portable. Or an infinite canvas that seamlessly pairs with your other Apple devices, etc. If that's true, then I would say the Apple Vision Pro should has the same utility to its target audience as the other products Apple's released on the last decades years.
- tomjakubowski 3y agoYuppies in city apartments watch videos, probably on their phone on the sofa or in bed, don't really have space for a TV or surround sound setup. This brings them a compact alternative to that, if Om Malik's review is to believed.
- michaelt 3y agoPeople whose homes are too small for a TV, but who have a spare $3500 to spend? Or $7000 for a couple who want to watch together? Modern TVs are thin and easily wall mounted. Doesn't sound like a big market to me.
- HDThoreaun 3y agoMillions in NYC alone. Asia has tons of people in apartments too, although $3500 may be too steep for the vast majority.
- seanmcdirmid 3y agoI thought a TV was already redundant when everyone has their own iPad to watch whatever they want. I'm going to hold judgement until I can try it, though.
- Philpax 3y agoYes, especially in high-CoL areas, or with people who frequently travel, or with people who just don't want to have a huge TV and associated hardware in their space.
- _yb2s 3y agoThis is literally what people say with every Apple launch. I remember people including myself talking about how useless the iPhone was. This was written from an iPhone :/
- alberth 3y ago> myself talking about how useless the iPhone was The need people had is, wanting a phone you can carry with you anywhere (not tethered to a wall). While the original iPhone might have had limited functionality (no 3G), it still solved the fundamental need people had - which was a phone they can carry anywhere. What fundamental problem/need is Apple Vision Pro solving on Day 1? (I'm not being a hater, I'm genuine curious to know/understand)
- dpkonofa 3y agoCell phones existed before the iPhone came out. The iPhone didn't solve that problem any better than a regular Nokia phone at the time. It's not about the problem it's solving, it's how it solves it. Apple solves problems in ways that actually make using the product enjoyable.
- nicolas_17 3y ago"a phone you can carry with you anywhere (not tethered to a wall)" was a problem solved by the Motorola DynaTAC in 1983.
- mrep 3y agoA: It was a phone which is a useful too. B: Are you ignoring having unlimited data and a useful browser that you can use anywhere? I bought the first iphone the day it came out because I had been looking for a product like that for ages but all the browsers were kinda clunky and/or they were limited to wifi/extremely terrible data prices.
- mlajtos 3y agoI am Apple customer and owned multiple VR headsets since 2016. Stepping outside the Apple ecosystem is always painful. They are definitely scratching my itch.
- 5350-uiop-1130 3y agoit's an expensive toy for day 1 douchebags.