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Apple is a marketing/sales retail machine. This watch is just another thing for them to sell with a high-end, glossy look and feel that fits with their strategy
by capkutay 12y ago
Apple is a marketing/sales retail machine. This watch is just another thing for them to sell with a high-end, glossy look and feel that fits with their strategy of dominating the sectors they want to control. I'm not surprised it doesn't do all the things HN folks were looking for (e.g. requires pairing with iPhone, not a standalone device with its own internet connectivity/gps).
On the other hand, I think they delivered a nice product that will fit perfectly in an Apple store, engaging swarms of shoppers with lots of disposable income.
- gress 12y agoA marketing/sales retail machine, with the best product design and engineering on the planet to supply it.
- r00fus 12y ago> requires pairing with iPhone, not a standalone device with its own internet connectivity/gps Standalone GPS is fine (even preferred - not replacing a forerunner) but another multi-band cell-radio? Simply sounds like a bad idea - the form factor is too small to make that feasible or interesting - for now.
- vidarh 12y agoAliexpress is overflowing with Android devices with multi-band cell radios. Some of them even dual-SIMs.
- rtpg 12y agoI know people like to feel clever like acting that Apple's success is solely due to marketing/sales as if they've peeked behind the curtain, but their products are actually good too.