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Apple Launches Magnetic Apple Watch Dock for $79

what a strange product, it doesnt exactly make the watch look pretty sitting there...it looks like a white circular sponge. and as always lately, way overpriced. It seems apple is truly taking off on the prices lately, at least it should be a lustworthy product for that, but this isnt IMO
 
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With every day I'm more disgusted by the obvious greed of Apple. When I jumped into Apple ecosystem in 2007, I understood the products are a bit more expensive [than competition], but most likely worth it. But today everything they sell is so obviously and shamelessly overpriced, that it seems the millionaires/billionaires at Apple have lost any connection with reality and turned the brand in some sort of Vertu equivalent.
 
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Pricey. Apple seems so out of touch when they release products like this. Expensive but it looks so basic and honestly not attractive. Much better looking alternatives for half this price available.

Makes me wonder why they bothered.
 
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Cuban Missles said:
I think this is very nice. the normal charging cable is $29, so the dock with a built in charger is really only $50 extra. Having said that there are significantly cheaper ones out there. But this looks well thought out. As I stated originally, I still don't get why it took so long for Apple to put this out. And why have they not thought of creating a dock for BOTH the phone and watch -- they have to know that 100% of the people that have the watch also have the phone, so a combined dock makes sense. It's what I ended up buying.
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Good point. Should have defo made a combined phone/watch charger. I'd pay $80 for that.
 
I'm surprised by the large footprint. Seems to take up more space than I would like or seems necessary.

I can certainly recommend the Elevation Lab Nightstand as a cheaper, smaller alternative.
 
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iMcLovin said:
what a strange product, it doesnt exactly make the watch look pretty sitting there...it looks like a white circular sponge. and as always lately, way overpriced. It seems apple is truly taking off on the prices lately, at least it should be a lustworthy product for that, but this isnt IMO
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They really jumped the shark this year with their accessory prices. Cases, docks, adapters, keyboards, trackpads have barely made some progress, but Apple is still asking a steep premium and even increased prices. I don't mind paying more, if i see some value in the product. Something that this years accessory lineup is lacking for me. So I decided to vote with my wallet.
 
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Missed oportunity .... This could have a regular lightning port on the inward face bottom of the smaller circle , and so could be used as a regular iphone dock too , could be charging iphone and watch at the same time . G'dam I'm smart!
 
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How typical is this... I can order one right now and get it by Friday, but I still cannot get the Apple Pencil or Smart Keyboard for 4 to 5 weeks, products which they announced over two months ago.

Really starting to look like Apple does not give a **** about iPad or it's future.
 
Sandstorm said:
With every day I'm more disgusted by the obvious greed of Apple. When I jumped into Apple ecosystem in 2007, I understood the products are a bit more expensive [than competition], but most likely worth it. But today everything they sell is so obviously and shamelessly overpriced, that it seems the millionaires/billionaires at Apple have lost any connection with reality and turned the brand in some sort of Vertu equivalent.
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Greed has nothing to do with it. Apple is a business and their goal is to maximize their profit. That is the goal of all for-profit businesses. If you don't like their product pricing, then you are welcome to not buy from them. If a lot of people feel the same way, their sales will drop and the lowered demand will cause the prices to drop. That is the way the world works. It would be dumb for them to sell it for less than the market will bear.

This device is priced right in line with all the other accessories Apple has made and sold for as long as I can remember. I wouldn't expect them to suddenly go cheap. Would I prefer it was cheaper... heck yes I would! But this is actually priced lower than I would have expected given how high the similar 3rd party devices are priced. Some of them are more, and don't even include the charger.

For me, I don't see much value in this until they change the watch so that you can keep the display lit while its on the charger. Who wants an alarm clock next to their bed that you have to find in the dark and touch to tell what time it is. There is no logical reason why they wouldn't allow you to keep it lit on a charger.
 
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iMcLovin said:
what a strange product, it doesnt exactly make the watch look pretty sitting there...it looks like a white circular sponge. and as always lately, way overpriced. It seems apple is truly taking off on the prices lately, at least it should be a lustworthy product for that, but this isnt IMO
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Sponge?

REALLY?

More like a Melamine saucer.

And not even induction charging.
 
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Good call, but just a way for apple to charge this price. How many people have multiple AW chargers?
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I don't have an extra one - though we have two, because my wife also has an AW - but I would love to have a stand with integrated charger on my nightstand, and then keep my original charger in my bag for travelling.
 
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