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I think the demand is enough that it doesn't really matter how useful this is. people want it and will pay for it. It's very much a fashion piece, and priced as

I think the demand is enough that it doesn't really matter how useful this is. people want it and will pay for it. It's very much a fashion piece, and priced as such. And really, nothing wrong with that. I have a phone, internet, camera, GPS, and music player on one device. That's a pretty big deal! What the watch adds is not nearly as exciting to me, in that light. Also, I don't like that it more or less needs an iPhone. While I don't see myself buying an android anytime soon, I can only eyeroll at yet another apple lock-in. That is probably what stops me from buying the apple watch more than anything.

StavrosK 12y ago
On the flip side, it doesn't need to be upgraded every six months, because it's pretty much a dumb display for an iPhone.
- unprepare 12y ago
  I would be surprised if most people followed this line of thinking. People rush to the door to buy the newest model of iphone, why would the same not be true for the watch? Surely the next generation will offer improved battery life, improved design, improved feature set, refinements, and knowing apple may even have an entirely incompatible set of straps. Especially given that the watch is cheaper than a new iphone, i expect that we will see even more people upgrading from version to version.
  - aetherson 12y ago
    Because phones are actually useful. They aren't just fashion pieces. They may ALSO be fashion pieces, but they aren't JUST fashion pieces. People are willing to repeatedly pay for the latest model of something that they use constantly throughout the day as one of their chief tools for mediating the world. If (and that is a meaningful "if") it is indeed true that the aWatch is fundamentally a status symbol that has little functional value, we would expect many fewer people to rush to upgrade it.
drzaiusapelord 12y ago
Except these things aren't on a 2 year payment schedule like iphones are. Jane iPhone lover can drop $99 with Verizon every 24 months, but $350+ out of pocket is not going to be appealing to her.

StavrosK 12y ago

On the flip side, it doesn't need to be upgraded every six months, because it's pretty much a dumb display for an iPhone.

unprepare 12y ago
I would be surprised if most people followed this line of thinking. People rush to the door to buy the newest model of iphone, why would the same not be true for the watch? Surely the next generation will offer improved battery life, improved design, improved feature set, refinements, and knowing apple may even have an entirely incompatible set of straps. Especially given that the watch is cheaper than a new iphone, i expect that we will see even more people upgrading from version to version.
- aetherson 12y ago
  Because phones are actually useful. They aren't just fashion pieces. They may ALSO be fashion pieces, but they aren't JUST fashion pieces. People are willing to repeatedly pay for the latest model of something that they use constantly throughout the day as one of their chief tools for mediating the world. If (and that is a meaningful "if") it is indeed true that the aWatch is fundamentally a status symbol that has little functional value, we would expect many fewer people to rush to upgrade it.

drzaiusapelord 12y ago

Except these things aren't on a 2 year payment schedule like iphones are. Jane iPhone lover can drop $99 with Verizon every 24 months, but $350+ out of pocket is not going to be appealing to her.