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The watch standards that have existed as long as time has been kept on the wrist?
You obv haven't tried one? I use mine simply for obv the time, messages and apple pay anything else is a bonus YMMV.
The truth is not hate. It’s just interesting how people fall all over them for their model. The thing is, their flagship sales have been much lower since they have been using more of their own designs knowing that Apple will sue them if they go down that road.
I’ve moved from taking off my Watch (series 5) to shower or wash dishes - anything water related. I normally shower after working out and don’t want to disrupt the heart rate tracking after my workouts, so I just keep it on. And I’ve been wearing it to bed now too, so I’m only charging it in the morning while sitting at my desk. It is crazy just how much it’s become more than a watch.
I've been an Apple Watch owner since the first model, and it's a daily companion for me! It's changed a lot from it's ultra-slow processor beginnings to it being a legitimate device.
I can understand why Apple is dominating (It's a great device), but I can't help but wish Apple had a legit competitor in this space. It doesn't have the same drive as the iPhone does to keep innovating.
I do wish the watch battery lasted a lot longer at this point in it's life. It's primarily a fitness and notification checking device for me, and I do wish the battery lasted longer for fitness activities and so I can actually use the sleep tracking function. Those are my primary wishes as the next versions come out.
I can understand why Apple is dominating (It's a great device), but I can't help but wish Apple had a legit competitor in this space. It doesn't have the same drive as the iPhone does to keep innovating.
I do wish the watch battery lasted a lot longer at this point in it's life. It's primarily a fitness and notification checking device for me, and I do wish the battery lasted longer for fitness activities and so I can actually use the sleep tracking function. Those are my primary wishes as the next versions come out.
I sleep with mine as well. I like the silent haptic alarm.
I wouldn't shower with the watch. Water damage isn't covered not to mention different soaps are not good to expose the watch to, if I am not mistaken.
Steve Jobs Quote: “Good artists copy, great artists steal. We have always been shameless about stealing great ideas”.
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I haven’t worn a watch for years and I have no intention of starting now. The Apple Watch is just another useless gadget I would have to charge every night. I don’t need it and don’t want it. My iPhone has everything I need in a screen size I can actually read.
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Apple invented the modern smartphone and operating system while everyone else was ripping off Blackberry. So does that mean all smartphones after them are copying?
I am sure there are plenty others like yourself.
Thing is, Apple already has over a billion active iPhones in use. Even if just 10% of them wear apple watches, that's 100 million apple watches out in the wild, which is not an insignificant number when viewed in an absolute sense. Apple can make a product which appeals only to a very particular segment of people in the world, and still be extremely successful and profitable for it.
Personally for me, I don't have any of the hangups you appear to have with the Apple Watch. It's basically an extension of my phone, and lets me perform certain tasks way faster and more conveniently than my iPhone. Things like being able to view my calendar from my wrist (Siri watch face), access Siri, activate shortcuts (have a couple set up to quickly access playlists, dial numbers and message friends), trigger Apple Pay (handy for public transport), remind me to stand during meetings (yes, my principal is aware of this and accepts it), and well, tell the time as well.
I don't find it a hassle to charge every night either, and the last time I have been in a situation where I have had to go multiple days without being able to charge any of my devices, was 2 years ago when I went back for a 2-week military service, and went back to my G-shock watch. Not so much for the battery life, but because I needed something more durable that I wasn't afraid of bruising out in the field, and for time hacks.
Otherwise, looks like my Apple Watch is here to stay, and while I am at it, maybe I will get round to having one of those solo loop bands.
I can’t speak to the quality of most of their stuff but their earbuds are actually really good, and repairable (if that matters to you).
It’s a totally different device to a phone, with a totally different use case. I’m not going to run a marathon handing my phone the whole time, but a watch is perfect. If you don’t do any exercise though, it does lose probably 50% of its usefulness right off the bat.
What Steve Jobs really meant when he said 'Good artists copy; great artists steal'
Apple's Bud Tribble: "If you take something and make it your own ... it's your design and that is the dividing line between copying and stealing. That is part of Apple's DNA."
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Meanwhile Apple copies the “how busy a business is” from google, to Apple Maps. Also this “market domination”really depends on which news you read...
Not necessarily. Apple has its “cheap” line of items such as the SE line. Even cheaper, the SE line did not perform as expected which links to people still choosing Android over a cheaper Apple device. I do agree with the idea that even with a cheaper device, Apple’s goal is to sell you as much content as possible while gathering your data and analytics (from SE devices.) This includes your health data (from the watch SE) which could potentially be gold to them. Just thinking differently...
I think you have a point. The likes of Xiaomi and Realme are starting to release smart watches. But then you have to ask, does someone who buys a $200 - $300 phone have any interest into buying a smart watch that can cost as much as half of the phone price?
It's probably just a blogger hyperbole talk.
It's still interesting though as the Apple Watch is not a standalone product, it requires an iPhone. Apple is doing something right.
Of course the fact that Google is leaving wearOS to rot and Qualcomm not interested in making decent smart watch capable chip probably are not helping the competitors either, leaving Apple on its own.
Why stop there? Getting voice over turn by turn directions was totally lifted from these GPS devices that existed way before the iPhone. Even worse! iPhone totally copied the voice calling feature from the first cell phone! Actually, let's go further! Apple totally copied the idea of slapping a battery onto an electronic device to make it portable!! 🤦♂️
Not the point.
Considering "domination" is subjective, why wouldn'it it be?
The health data is encrypted, even on the iCloud backup, at least from my knowledge. Curious if there are findings of your claim of Apple collecting the health data. Seriously curious as this was never mentioned ever.
How is the mobile phone division doing? Let’s ignore washing machines, TVs, fab plants, etc.
I think the Samsung bashing is pretty lame. But your comment makes zero sense. Why would anyone want to "solve" whatever you think the problem is? There's no benefit to society in helping Samsung to "innovate" or whatever, and Samsung isn't making lucrative offers to Macrumors readers to help them out.
Apple watch is so fugly, they should make it round, they'd sell even more.
no competition, not good for the costumer
the software improves slowly and the interface is pretty much the same for the last 7 years..
as costumers, we need alternatives so that apple will take the Apple Watch to places we don't know yet, think about what the MS surface created in the iPad space.
the software improves slowly and the interface is pretty much the same for the last 7 years..
as costumers, we need alternatives so that apple will take the Apple Watch to places we don't know yet, think about what the MS surface created in the iPad space.