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Tim Cook: Apple Watch on Schedule to Ship in April
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No one said "beginning" of 2015, Apple said "Early 2015"
To be honest I do wonder if Apple would have been better off waiting til October or Janury to announce it. September's haphazard presentation, and the placeholder software running on it, was not exactly the best foot forward. I have a feeling that in a few years, the behind the scenes story will be similar to the iPhone, where everything is basically held together with scotch tape.
My guess is that they wanted to pre-announce it before there were any supply chain leaks, plus in time for Fashion Week in Paris, and the November Vogue China issue. By publicizing it before the holidays, they tempered demand for potential competing products (from tech companies or watch companies). Plus, it gave them time to get developers on board.
Not that I want one. I own 12 Apple devices in current use and go back 30 years with them. No first gen products for me.
And I hate wearing a watch!
And I hate wearing a watch!
Illuminati? The Matrix? The Mayans? WHAT IS THIS SORCERY?!?!
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April? Really Apple? I'm really hoping that they're going to pull some great stuff off with this thing if it's going to take this long.
Although, I wouldn't mind if they are taking their time on it so that the battery life can be improved. If they come out with some great battery life on it, I'll be very happy.
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April? Really Apple? I'm really hoping that they're going to pull some great stuff off with this thing if it's going to take this long.
Although, I wouldn't mind if they are taking their time on it so that the battery life can be improved. If they come out with some great battery life on it, I'll be very happy.
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How do you know until you've tried one? Are you turned away by the short battery life?
This is why I have to smile when I see some people here coming out with statements along the lines of Apple won't be updating the watch.
It will be years before they change it
And just what do these people think other brands would be doing during this "multiple years" of Apple not updating anything?
I look forward to seeing the Watch Apple is working on today for next year as I'm sure they are, and probably even have a few concept thoughts about the one after that.
To everyone who is confused, the early, mid, and late references are pretty typical for Macintosh computer generational numbering. My first Mac was an "Early 2008 MacBook Pro", and my last one is a "Mid 2012 MacBook Pro". The four month timeframes he mentioned seem to line up with those pretty well, at least off the top of my head for many of the Macs I can think of in the past few years.
Right now I'm still on the fence. If Sony doesn't release their A7000 update to the NEX-7 mirrorless camera this Spring then I might get the Apple Watch instead. Especially if the stainless steel larger model is reasonably priced.
Right now I'm still on the fence. If Sony doesn't release their A7000 update to the NEX-7 mirrorless camera this Spring then I might get the Apple Watch instead. Especially if the stainless steel larger model is reasonably priced.
what did Apple watch have that others need to "improve" on it?
Amazing battery life?.... no
waterproof feature?... no
the ability to send hearts to each other...Yeah, that must be it
Exactly. Apple likes to say 'Early', 'Mid' and 'Late'
Giving you Jan-April, May-August, Sept-Dec
'In the Fall' is particularly misleading though, as it means Sept 21-Dec 21
Making 'In the Fall' almost exactly the same as 'Late', or even 'by the end of the year' or 'this year'
So in review,
Early = Jan 1 - April 30
Mid = May 1 - August 31
Late = Sept 1 - Dec 31
'In the Fall' = Sept 21 - Dec 21 (almost the same as 'Late')
'By the end of the year' = until Dec 31
'This year' = until Dec 31
All of these are usually uttered late in the year so almost all mean Late Oct early Nov so that they can be in time for Christmas.