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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 f

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.