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Apple's Smartwatch Draws Competition And A Very Bad Review (businessinsider.com)
Apple's share of the smartwatch market actually started declining in 2016, dropping down to just 52.4% (down from 63%), according to Business Insider. And following up on Apple's first drop in earnings in over 10 years, Slashdot reader Zanadou shares a Gizmodo's latest story about the Apple Watch.
"I stopped wearing it two months ago, and I'm not sure if I'll ever wear it again. That's because it doesn't really do anything that anyone needs, and even when it does, it doesn't always work like it's supposed to. Here are some things I learned over the past year of strapping the screen vibrator to my wrist."
The article describes wanting to try a new form factor, but ending up confused by the watch's two-button interface (where the buttons perform multiple functions). Gizmodo's writer complains that "there's literally no comfortable way to actually use it," and while he did appreciate things like the time-of-sunrise feature and the ability to read text messages on your wrist, most Apple Watch apps "just end up being a shell of the iPhone app". And worst of all, it was difficult to use the watch to actually tell time, since "the screen doesn't always turn on when you raise your wrist like it's supposed to."
"I stopped wearing it two months ago, and I'm not sure if I'll ever wear it again. That's because it doesn't really do anything that anyone needs, and even when it does, it doesn't always work like it's supposed to. Here are some things I learned over the past year of strapping the screen vibrator to my wrist."
The article describes wanting to try a new form factor, but ending up confused by the watch's two-button interface (where the buttons perform multiple functions). Gizmodo's writer complains that "there's literally no comfortable way to actually use it," and while he did appreciate things like the time-of-sunrise feature and the ability to read text messages on your wrist, most Apple Watch apps "just end up being a shell of the iPhone app". And worst of all, it was difficult to use the watch to actually tell time, since "the screen doesn't always turn on when you raise your wrist like it's supposed to."
News Flash! This is the beginning of end of Apple, I tell you! Where is John Sculley! Actually, Apple's history is littered with stuff that never quite made it, that's the way it works. And, many say that Apple's "drop in earnings" is simply due to the fact that most of what they do sell is not crap, so people replace it less often. Even with Apples "drop in earnings", they are at no risk of financial disaster. Disclaimer, I own an iPhone 5s which still works just fine for me, but in general I can not afford any of the other flashy baubles from the Apple line-up...
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But when a stainless steel band is $300....all you can say is Apple has lost their marbles.
No, Apple is being smart. They have realized that Smartwatches are not technology products, they are fashion accessories. The Apple Watch is not competing with Samsung, it is competing with Rolex, Bulgari, and Patek Philippe. They need to keep the price high to make it exclusive.
No, it's competing with the moto360 and the urbane. And it's losing.
BeauHD. Worst editor since kdawson.
For pete's sake let's get real here. Rolex starts from several thousand dollars, more than 5000 $ for a stainless steel watch.
Apples and oranges. The Rolex can last a lifetime. The Apple Watch needs to be replaced every few years with the latest model. The TCO is higher with an Apple Watch.
The point of fashion is to draw attention to yourself. If you wear a Rolex to a cocktail party will anyone notice or care? I don't think so. But if you wear an Apple Watch, people will notice, and it might even be a topic of conversation, especially if you know how to demo some cool features.
Disclaimer: I do not own a smart watch. But I do have a fake Rolex that I bought for $10 in Guangzhou.
Timothy Donald Cook's big Queer Ball Buster Idea was to transition Apple Inc. from a technology company into a "Services" company.
Timmy's Queer Crown has the jewels "Apple Pay", "Apple Music" and "Apple Watch".
Apple Watch, with iPhone, was the means to theft of biometric data which Apple Inc. stores in the iCloud and which belong to Timothy Donald Cook!
Under the deal, Timmy licenses the biometric data to Health Care companies, Insurance Companies and the Pharmaceutical Industry for Mega Bucks and gives Apple Inc. a service change.
However, that gnarled ugly head of reality rose above the horizon during Q2: iPhone is a loozer and Apple Watch is Busted!
Timmy's dreams of being the Richest Queer on Planet Earth have evaporated.
Ha ha