It's a first gen device that is coupled with phenomenal expectations. You may not find it useful now, but give it a few more versions and I am sure you will think differently.
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After a month with the Apple Watch I don't see the point.
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It doesn't sound like you get any utility out of wearing a watch, period. I'm the opposite. I've been using smartphones since the Treo 300 13 years ago, but I've never gotten used to using a phone as my sole or primary timepiece. It's way faster and more convenient just to glance at my wrist than take a phone out of my pocket or leave it on the desk. A smartwatch just multiplies the number of use cases, beyond checking the time, that I would otherwise have to take the phone out. For people who don't like wearing watches, there's no added value to that.I got it on Launch Day and thought "wow, i don't even need my phone anymore" but i soon realized that it only does so much. My apple watch sits on my desk most of the time now and rarely use it. I love the apple pay feature and fitness app but thats about it... It seems like a hassle. My phone is easier to use. I'm still keeping it and hope it grows on me but i doubt it. Not here for hate, just sharing my opinion. Hope you all enjoy your device.
Btw i bought the SS Classic Buckle 42mm.
I have an iPad, but if it disappeared from my life, I wouldn't miss it. I'd rather just use my MacBook 90% of the time. But there are millions of iPad owners who use it as their primary computer.
Simply being an avid Apple enthusiast doesn't obligate you to need or want all of their products.
I am in kind of the same boat as op but I don't have my watch until later this week. I just want it cuz it's new and shiny but I think a week in ill be like wtf and want to return it.
Mine gets delivered this week after a month and a half wait and I'm torn what to do. Cancel or not. 42mm SS BSB
Mine gets delivered this week after a month and a half wait and I'm torn what to do. Cancel or not. 42mm SS BSB
This is an interesting discussion. Clearly quite a few folks are simply not used to wearing a watch at all, so this product is a real change for them. For those of us who have always worn a watch, the Watch is a cool-looking new watch that does a bunch of new things and adds convenience to the functionality we already have in our phones. For folks who don't wear a watch, it must seem like a more restricted way to do the things their phone does. It's a bit of a glass half empty and glass half full situation.
I wonder if any people who are long-time watch wearers have the same complaints as the OP?
Watch is a cool-looking new watch that does a bunch of new things and adds convenience to the functionality we already have in our phones. For folks who don't wear a watch, it must seem like a more restricted way to do the things their phone does. It's a bit of a glass half empty and glass half full situation.I wonder if any people who are long-time watch wearers have the same complaints as the OP?
This is an interesting discussion. Clearly quite a few folks are simply not used to wearing a watch at all, so this product is a real change for them. For those of us who have always worn a watch, the
I wonder if any people who are long-time watch wearers have the same complaints as the OP?
I haven't had a watch for 15 years and yes, I am still unsure about the Apple Watch. I like some aspects of it, but still struggling to get used to it. Add to that all 1.0 issues, and it is really difficult for me to love it. I like it most of the time, but don't necessarily see the point.
If I needed money, then the Apple Watch would be the first device I would sell..
You'll get no argument from me that this current iteration is a bit of a dog - but you're also missing the point.
This device is more connected with your body and the Internet more than any other device in the past. Think what it could mean:
- A device that can sense if you're falling asleep and therefore tell a car you're driving to pull over
- A device that can let the world know if you're having an emergency health issue - stroke, heart attack, epileptic seizure, spontaneous combustion, etc...
- A device that hopefully will help turn us from a bunch of zombies staring into our phones and help us interact with Internet a bit more ambiently. (I say this because on my last train ride everyone was looking down at their phones and oblivious to the world around them...)
This current version of the watch, as a package, is the best set of ambient sensors and actuators we've seen to date... and it fits on your wrist... and it's not terrible. Think of what the next version(s) will look like. I myself am not convinced we'll be calling these things watches in the not too distant future.
This device is more connected with your body and the Internet more than any other device in the past. Think what it could mean:
- A device that can sense if you're falling asleep and therefore tell a car you're driving to pull over
- A device that can let the world know if you're having an emergency health issue - stroke, heart attack, epileptic seizure, spontaneous combustion, etc...
- A device that hopefully will help turn us from a bunch of zombies staring into our phones and help us interact with Internet a bit more ambiently. (I say this because on my last train ride everyone was looking down at their phones and oblivious to the world around them...)
This current version of the watch, as a package, is the best set of ambient sensors and actuators we've seen to date... and it fits on your wrist... and it's not terrible. Think of what the next version(s) will look like. I myself am not convinced we'll be calling these things watches in the not too distant future.
I think that the model for the Watch is much different from the iPhone or iPad. Since for some a watch is as much of a piece of jewelry than anything else. I think it's going to be a lot to ask for someone to replace their watch every year, especially for those who spent $600-$1100 for it.
From a watch perspective a Rolex is always going to be a Rolex and have a certain value. For the Apple Watch because it's a piece of technology, it will eventually be obsolesced and be reduced to sentimental value.
So what remains to be seen is whether the watch can become useful enough so that buyers keep coming back to purchase another one year after year, as they do with other Apple products. I think the price points might be an issue. I don't like paying the $200-$300 for a new phone each time, and there's no subsidy for the Apple Watch.
From a watch perspective a Rolex is always going to be a Rolex and have a certain value. For the Apple Watch because it's a piece of technology, it will eventually be obsolesced and be reduced to sentimental value.
So what remains to be seen is whether the watch can become useful enough so that buyers keep coming back to purchase another one year after year, as they do with other Apple products. I think the price points might be an issue. I don't like paying the $200-$300 for a new phone each time, and there's no subsidy for the Apple Watch.
But it is still an accessory, first and foremost. Unlike a Mac, an iPad, or iPhone, it is not a "primary" device. If you think of it as a watch that does other things, you are much more likely to be satisfied with it. If you come into it as an Apple fan, but haven't worn a watch ever, my guess is that you'll be less satisfied with it (Gruber got it wrong, I think - his view is that watch fans are less likely to want it).
This is the future, but currently the device doesn't do anything of the above. People buy a device that satisfy their needs, not because of the potential of a specific category.
I don't think Apple expects people to replace the Watch every year. We'll probably see battery life improvement in future generations, and some modest performance improvements as they move the processor to a 14nm process, but this isn't intended to be an annual purchase. Perhaps Apple expects the Sport to turn over a bit more, but I wouldn't be surprised if the emphasis is more on additional bands and accessories than pushing watch replacements. The Watch OS may be on a slower, or more modest cadence.
Remember, Apple needs to convince people to buy this in the first place. That's probably why they aren't releasing sales figures. The analyst sales expectations seem overly optimistic to me, and perhaps Apple feels the same way. It could take a few years before sales ramp up to where Apple wants them, and the growth would be fueled by people deciding to buy their first watch, not existing users replacing them every year.
Ive been an apple fan boy for all my life. I remember buying my first Mac and thinking "this is the coolest thing ever." I have bought almost all of Apple's devices from the apple TV to the iMac. I upgrade my iPad every year and my phone as well. I actually was the first in line to get my iPhone at my local apple store. (waited 3 days in line) Anyways, my point is, I believe in apple, i love their products and was ecstatic when I pre ordered my watch. I got it on Launch Day and thought "wow, i don't even need my phone anymore" but i soon realized that it only does so much. My apple watch sits on my desk most of the time now and rarely use it. I love the apple pay feature and fitness app but thats about it... It seems like a hassle. My phone is easier to use. I'm still keeping it and hope it grows on me but i doubt it. Not here for hate, just sharing my opinion. Hope you all enjoy your device.
Btw i bought the SS Classic Buckle 42mm.
Hmmmm.....
For a self-described Apple fan, you seem to have been VERY woefully misinformed as to even the most basic functions of the product you bought. Apologies, if this was purposeful... like you went on a media blackout, so you'd be shocked & surprised.
If not... I wonder how you came to the "I won't need my phone anymore" conclusion. I'd guess that anybody with more than like a third grade reading comprehension could've garnered EXACTLY what the Watch does from the many, many, many, many reviews/demos/videos/etc about it. Many even by Apple themselves.
I personally cannot imagine anyone in your boat... literally getting it in hand & not even understanding what it is or does.
No offense meant (unless I'm correct), but I don't find your story remotely believable... more likely, you're lonely & looking to stir up a little debate and be at the center of it!
Sad that it doesn't add up for you, as you must feel disappointed.
Given that it doesn't, I suggest that you sell it on eBay and either wait until a more compelling (for you) iteration comes around or skip it altogether.
Don't waste your money by keeping something that hasn't delivered (for you personally).
You have benefit of the returns period, which the OP has unfortunately let pass. My advice is to think hard - starting as soon as it arrives and allowing time for "adjustment of thinking" - and come to a firm decision before that window closes.
Lol, every time I've tried to do that, Siri started typing the lines of the characters in the movies.
Yup. It does that to me to whether I'm wearing a headset or otherwise. Sometimes the TV or radio will activate Siri with a random combination of words and she'll start taking dictation. At least with the watch it requires a physical motion to activate and from reports isn't all that easy to activate.
theres your problem! The watch is much more useful when fastened to your wrist. ;-)
My phone is easy to use when I can get to it. I only imagine that I'll need the Watch for work days, but I might be wrong. I frequently have to cope with severe weather. There is no way I'm going to unzip my parka to get to my iPhone when it's fracking cold and I'm standing on a train platform with snow blowing sideways. But with an Apple Watch, I will have remote access to what I need to know and control by only having to to push back a sleeve.
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I actually hate when the watch isn't on my wrist (and charging). Lots of valuable activity points going nowhere! Lol
Return the damn thing. A smart watch is not for you and carry on...
Return the damn thing. A smart watch is not for you and carry on...
Even with my iPhone in a holster clipped to my belt, there's no way it is faster to pull off the velcro strap, pull the phone out, unlock it with the always hit-and-miss touch ID, and open the app I want than it is to raise my wrist a few inches and glance at the watch.
For me, it's a complete no-brainer. But then, before the Apple watch I had a Pebble, and was already sold on the benefits of a smartwatch. I bought the Apple watch to see if it was better for what I need than the Pebble - which is a truly excellent product at what it does - and after a month, I have chosen the Apple watch each day because it is far superior in almost every way.
I have no problem seeing the point.
For me, it's a complete no-brainer. But then, before the Apple watch I had a Pebble, and was already sold on the benefits of a smartwatch. I bought the Apple watch to see if it was better for what I need than the Pebble - which is a truly excellent product at what it does - and after a month, I have chosen the Apple watch each day because it is far superior in almost every way.
I have no problem seeing the point.
What i'm seeing here is that those who had desired a watch, and who had previously considered a watch other than an Apple, are happy, and those who desired simply a new Apple product tend not to be.
If this is true, there would be some sales figure adjustments in the near future.
If this is true, there would be some sales figure adjustments in the near future.
And perhaps those who are happy showing off Apple's handsome watches will help make watch wearing appealing to the masses again, which will sell more traditional watches as well as smart watches. Eventually, those who returned or sold their
Watches after writing good-bye/good riddance posts or tech articles will find a future generation smart watch they won't be able to resist.Well I have to say my initial excitement for my Apple Watch has worn off somewhat also. I've had mine for four days now and am seriously thinking about returning it. I am just having a hard time justifying (to myself) spending $350 for a device, which only duplicates things I can already do better on my iPhone. We'll see, I promised myself I would give it at least a week to make a decision.