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Apple Watch requires an iPhone. There are many people who use a Mac but can't stand iOS.

• DANmode 11mo ago
  > Apple Watch requires an iPhone. I’m no Apple salesperson, but, no. Once you set the watch up, you can throw the phone in a lake, and retain most if not all major features. Especially the cellular models.
  • RedComet 11mo ago
    "once you set the watch up" This does require an iPhone though, right?
    • DANmode 11mo ago
      Access to someone’s, once. An achievable bar for people buying Dick Tracy computers.
      • lucyjojo 11mo ago
        if i remember right, to activate the security (touch id like) feature you need the phone to be on your account. there are more restrictions than just pure activation.
        • DANmode 11mo ago
          Even for cellular models? That seems…ripe for disruption. Why is nobody selling a cellular standalone watch? Not enough units to make manufacturing worth it? Is this a chicken-and-egg problem?