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Pish-posh. How can you complain about the screen not always being on and it not being good for swimming and then refer to Jobs trimming the superflous? Don't y

Pish-posh. How can you complain about the screen not always being on and it not being good for swimming and then refer to Jobs trimming the superflous? Don't you remember when the iPhone came out? No keyboard! Harumph! It only has a battery life of one day! Harumph! No flash! Harumph! I mean, do you remember how much of the web was in flash in 2007? Also, do you remember what was essential about a cellular phone in 2007? It was essential that you make calls and send sms. That is not what is essential about a cellular phone today. Telling time may not be what is essential about a watch tomorrow.

Shivetya 12y ago
Essential apparently is gold tinting to gold plating. It should have been evident from the iPhone 5 series that Apple went in full force for the pretentious crowd by issue a gold colored iPhone. The Apple Watch emphasizes style and style choices more than any other feature. So while I will happily keep my iPhone, iMac, and my parents their iPads, I see no reason to buy a product built for style more so than functionality and engineering excellence. Anyone can make a big watch, probably only Apple can sell it at a price that should make most people flinch
- wlesieutre 12y ago
  Kind of like you stopped buying Apple products when the iMac came out in different colors in 1999, instead of just beige? And the iPod Mini in 2004? And the iPod Nano, iPod Shuffle, and black MacBook in 2006? Basically one product line or another continuously for the last 16 years? A device can be useful and come in multiple colors. The aluminum one doesn't magically stop working as well.
- freehunter 12y ago
  The outrage when they started offering a white iPhone too. Colors are bad, everyone knows that. Heck, my TV is black and white, and even that's one color too many.
- kweinber 12y ago
  One thing to realize is that Apple is gearing more of their products to the Chinese market with the golds, reds and other cosmetic choices. The other thing to note is that Ive is a silversmith's son so he may be drawn to metallurgical interests and choices from a deep psychological place.

Shivetya 12y ago

Essential apparently is gold tinting to gold plating. It should have been evident from the iPhone 5 series that Apple went in full force for the pretentious crowd by issue a gold colored iPhone. The Apple Watch emphasizes style and style choices more than any other feature. So while I will happily keep my iPhone, iMac, and my parents their iPads, I see no reason to buy a product built for style more so than functionality and engineering excellence. Anyone can make a big watch, probably only Apple can sell it at a price that should make most people flinch

wlesieutre 12y ago
Kind of like you stopped buying Apple products when the iMac came out in different colors in 1999, instead of just beige? And the iPod Mini in 2004? And the iPod Nano, iPod Shuffle, and black MacBook in 2006? Basically one product line or another continuously for the last 16 years? A device can be useful and come in multiple colors. The aluminum one doesn't magically stop working as well.
freehunter 12y ago
The outrage when they started offering a white iPhone too. Colors are bad, everyone knows that. Heck, my TV is black and white, and even that's one color too many.
kweinber 12y ago
One thing to realize is that Apple is gearing more of their products to the Chinese market with the golds, reds and other cosmetic choices. The other thing to note is that Ive is a silversmith's son so he may be drawn to metallurgical interests and choices from a deep psychological place.