> I'm not a luddite...I just think this is a solution looking for a problem. > I have to agree. Part of me wonders if this is a generational/cultural/personali

> I'm not a luddite...I just think this is a solution looking for a problem. > I have to agree. Part of me wonders if this is a generational/cultural/personality thing. I think it's a universally human thing. Most of my friends thought the iPhone was 'cool', but they didn't really see a good reason to get one to replace their 'dumbphone'. Most of my friends also didn't see the point of an iPad, because surely everything you can do on it you can do (better) on your phone or computer. Now most of my friend's can't imagine life without a smartphone, and a number of the most vocal anti-tablet friends even have iPads. This is in no way proof that the apple watch will turn out to be such a thing, but I just want to point out that 'a solution looking for a problem' was said about Apple's now-successful devices, and it's been said before about everything ranging from the telephone to microwave ovens. I suspect the watch will be more like the iPad than like the iPhone though. Much more useful and popular than many of us think, but not (yet) a device that will be useful to everyone. And I think Apple is fine with that.