Apple also announces iCharging stations are being placed every 10 feet so that people who are stupid enough to buy a watch that needs charging whilst you use it can actually use it.
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Apple Announces April 10 Grand Openings for Apple Watch Shops in London, Paris, and Tokyo
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Apple also announces iCharging stations are being placed every 10 feet so that people who are stupid enough to buy a watch that needs charging whilst you use it can actually use it.
I guess you missed the part where they said 18 hour battery life. Unless you get less than 6 hours of sleep, it shouldn't be a problem.
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Usually I'd say this forum is full of fanboys...but holy crap! So many haters!
It's very strange how angry people are getting over something they're not forced to buy. If you don't want it, don't buy it.
You would also need 20,042 of those US Dollars to pay for it in the London store and 19,504 in Paris.
Ha. For the price difference you could fly first class to NYC and buy it there.
I don't get the comments stating that the watch will not work in 2-3 years. Yes, it might be visually outdated, and have different sensors, by version 2 or 3, but not work? That is a bit of a stretch.
The Apple Watch does so little that I doubt the internals won't be able to support its use for at least 5 years, if not more. Display notifications? Display time? Minor interactions? Power up an iPhone 3GS, send it a text, and see what happens. Would it explode? Or not display anything? No, it will tell you the time and display the text. I've read on here others still using a 3GS, and I know people still using a 4. Those are products that do so much more than what the Apple Watch will do, and they still work just fine.
Yes, I know the concern is Apple will stop supporting the watch. Make you upgrade your phone so you can get the latest software so that you can communicate with your watch. This is the trend, but no one knows if this will hold true with the Apple Watch, which is an entirely new product for them. There wouldn't seem to be any reason that 5 years down the road, the newest iPhone wouldn't be able to communicate with the Apple Watch that is about to be released. It's all speculation.
Also, there are concerns with the battery. As much as the other side speculates about its longevity, I would also speculate Apple would have a service to swap batteries. If I have to spend $50 every 2 years for a new battery, I don't see that as an issue. But I don't think that will be a major issue. Again, I am just speculating on the optimistic side, as most are leaning towards to pessimistic side.
I plan on getting one. I have a Pebble and I love it as a sidekick to my phone. I also love the design of the Apple Watch. Some think it's ugly. Me, personally, I think it's one of the most beautiful watches I've seen. I have 10 watches and it will fit in nicely with my collection. People who complain about it not being round, for whatever reason, make no sense to me. Correct, most watches are round. But most makers have watches that aren't round as well. It's very picky and unreasonable to bash the watch for its shape as if they're trying to sell you a car with 5 wheels.
As someone said earlier, I think a lot of the people who plan to buy the watch will not be found on these forums. I also think a vast majority of Apple's customers have never been on a tech forum.
I don't know if it will fail or succeed. I do know I am getting one. I also know that my expectations for the watch are, I think, where they should be. It won't ever replace my phone, I might have to charge it every night, it will allow me basic interactions with notifications, it will tell me the time and it might be visually outdated in 2-3 years but it will not be unable to perform the previously mentioned actions.
The Apple Watch does so little that I doubt the internals won't be able to support its use for at least 5 years, if not more. Display notifications? Display time? Minor interactions? Power up an iPhone 3GS, send it a text, and see what happens. Would it explode? Or not display anything? No, it will tell you the time and display the text. I've read on here others still using a 3GS, and I know people still using a 4. Those are products that do so much more than what the Apple Watch will do, and they still work just fine.
Yes, I know the concern is Apple will stop supporting the watch. Make you upgrade your phone so you can get the latest software so that you can communicate with your watch. This is the trend, but no one knows if this will hold true with the Apple Watch, which is an entirely new product for them. There wouldn't seem to be any reason that 5 years down the road, the newest iPhone wouldn't be able to communicate with the Apple Watch that is about to be released. It's all speculation.
Also, there are concerns with the battery. As much as the other side speculates about its longevity, I would also speculate Apple would have a service to swap batteries. If I have to spend $50 every 2 years for a new battery, I don't see that as an issue. But I don't think that will be a major issue. Again, I am just speculating on the optimistic side, as most are leaning towards to pessimistic side.
I plan on getting one. I have a Pebble and I love it as a sidekick to my phone. I also love the design of the Apple Watch. Some think it's ugly. Me, personally, I think it's one of the most beautiful watches I've seen. I have 10 watches and it will fit in nicely with my collection. People who complain about it not being round, for whatever reason, make no sense to me. Correct, most watches are round. But most makers have watches that aren't round as well. It's very picky and unreasonable to bash the watch for its shape as if they're trying to sell you a car with 5 wheels.
As someone said earlier, I think a lot of the people who plan to buy the watch will not be found on these forums. I also think a vast majority of Apple's customers have never been on a tech forum.
I don't know if it will fail or succeed. I do know I am getting one. I also know that my expectations for the watch are, I think, where they should be. It won't ever replace my phone, I might have to charge it every night, it will allow me basic interactions with notifications, it will tell me the time and it might be visually outdated in 2-3 years but it will not be unable to perform the previously mentioned actions.
I heard that if you do this, the company is required to report the transaction to the IRS.
The threshold is $10K, I believe. It's to prevent tax evasion and money laundering. So be ready for an audit if you do this.
Apple doesn't usually offer any official repair services to products over 5 years old so if you would need to rely on third party repair shops if anything does go wrong with a vintage Apple Watch.
I would guess replacement batteries will still be available in years to come but not from Apple.
I heard that if you do this, the company is required to report the transaction to the IRS.
The threshold is $10K, I believe. It's to prevent tax evasion and money laundering. So be ready for an audit if you do this.
But a store in London or Paris would be under no obligation to report the transaction to the IRS. These places might have their own reporting laws, though.
I guess I am on the side that feels Apple will handle this differently. Like you said, they don't usually offer any official repairs for older products, but this is a new product and it's already being handled completely different than any other products.
Maybe it's just wishful thinking, but I believe they will surprise us with how the experience is with the Apple Watch.
But you're also right in saying third party shops will handle battery issues if Apple decides not to or they only do for a certain amount of time.
It's actually not gold plated. If it were gold plated, chances are Apple would sell it for about $3,000.
And similarly, there will be some hilarious reads if it turns out to be a flop as well...
Anyone know why UK, France and Germany are launch countries for the Watch but Switzerland is not?
For an April Fools prank, get thousands to line up for the Gold Apple Watch and just walk away when Apple opens up the door on launch day.
Yes obviously. Everyone is waiting for that hilarious read with bated breath, just hasn't happened yet.
Maybe this will be it and apple will finally be doomed!
They'Re also much more powerful . Not just thinner and lighter. But, if your just watching videos or browsing, it wouldn't matter anyway.
. Not just thinner and lighter. But, if your just watching videos or browsing, it wouldn't matter anyway.
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I think you missed my point.Yes obviously. Everyone is waiting for that hilarious read with bated breath, just hasn't happened yet.
Maybe this will be it and apple will finally be doomed!
A year from now, some of the posts predicting doom WILL be funny if the
Watch is a success.And some of the posts predicting overwhelming success will also be funny if it's not.
I'm not really certain what to think of the
Watch at this point. Obviously, I haven't seen one or seen it being used in the real world. Marketing hype aside, that's the true test for me. My personal issue is that it mostly seems to me to be an extension of the iPhone. You need the iPhone to be with you for most of the
Watch's functionality- at least, that's what it seems like. So I'm wondering why I need a device on my wrist to tell me what the device in my pocket is doing? But again, perhaps my perception is limited and I'll feel differently about it once I've seen it actually functioning in the real world.
Now the $17,000 version is a whole other conversation...
I like the watch, and am buying one, even though I know next year's will be much better. Be careful with this argument though. The haters will argue:
There WERE other mp3 players on the market; the iPod was slicker, easier to use, and BETTER.
iTunes was a great program because it seamlessly integrated with your Mac AND your iPod BETTER than any other programs.
The iPhone was revolutionary for its time, combined multiple products into one, and performed all of its functions much BETTER than anything else at the time.
Other tablets failed, but the iPad succeeded because it had the slick, easy to use interface of iOS, a huge ecosystem, support from the start, and was a much BETTER end user experience than any tablet before.
Notice how the other products were BETTER than any of their competitors at the times they launched? I think one of the frustrating things for an Apple supporter like myself is, what will the Apple Watch do better than what's currently on the market? It doesn't have GPS, it can't act as a cell phone on its own, it's not waterproof, it only has an 18-hour battery life, and right now, its basically an extension of the iPhone.
Maybe some of the naysayers here on the forums would have been better satisfied if Apple had waited another couple of years and shipped out a product that could do everything on its own, including health scanning functions. That way it would be better than anything else on the market when it launched.
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I think you missed my point.
A year from now, some of the posts predicting doom WILL be funny if the
And some of the posts predicting overwhelming success will also be funny if it's not.
I'm not really certain what to think of the
My personal issue is that it mostly seems to me to be an extension of the iPhone. You need the iPhone to be with you for most of the
But again, perhaps my perception is limited and I'll feel differently about it once I've seen it actually functioning in the real world.
Now the $17,000 version is a whole other conversation...
I agree with you. I don't have an interest in smartwatches, apple or otherwise. But it's the same old story as always.
Apple introduces something, apple haters say it sucks.
It sells millions, apple haters say apple users are sheep.
There's not much creativity in the apple hater crowd.
It will be funny if it's a flop, but I don't think it will be. But then some apple haters have tried to downplay nearly 80 million iPhone's sold in a quarter, so I guess anything will be called a flop by some.
just like the iPod socks
iPod interface was revolutionary for how easy it was to navigate so many songs
you have no clue what you're talking about
Lets just see how this plays out. It is new market and we will just have to see how big or small it becomes.