I have read many irrelevant and stupid writings in my 25 years, but this just tops every last one. Good job.
Why? I agree with him.
I have read many irrelevant and stupid writings in my 25 years, but this just tops every last one. Good job.
"positioned as a fashion accessory,"
Reads expensive to me, and good luck Apple taking on high end Swiss watches, hmm a Rolex or Apple..
Personally I call BS on most of these iWatch 'Rumours'
Absolutely none when they're getting paid to have it.
use of athletes in watch marketing is very common.
See these examples below:
Kobe Bryant
Hublot
What if there are high end Swiss watch designers who create amazing looking bands for the more expensive models? Will that not entice people who want the modern multi-sensor, cloud connected functionality?
Well most people who have lots of money tend to use the iPhone. I think if the functionality of the iWatch is advanced enough, people will feel like it's a pretty necessary thing to have on.
Especially people with money who care about their health or want to be more connected to their schedule, emails, messages, calls, notifications and other cloud services more closely.
If Apple nails the high end bands (costing several grand) and makes the display part classy enough, it could definitely threaten the high end watch market. All of the wealthier people I know would seemingly be in the market for something like this.
Why would they not have credibility?
They are tracking athletic performance, the way a runner might track his.
Someone getting paid to wear a watch and talk about how great it is is not going to convince me that it must really be a great product. It may very well be a great product, but I'm not interested in what a paid spokesman says about it.
Apple's watch is going to be a mass market watch not a high end status watch. Apple must sell these in the millions to make it worth it's while. Plus a high end watch lasts forever and Apple likes it's customers to upgrade at least every few cycles & eventually obsoletes older ones. You can do that with a $2000 watch but not a $6-20K watch.
Have you been reading the rumors? There will be several designs ranging from low cost to high end models for several thousands. There will be a model for different markets. They want wealthy celebrities to be wearing them as free publicity.
What if there are high end Swiss watch designers who create amazing looking bands for the more expensive models? Will that not entice people who want the modern multi-sensor, cloud connected functionality?
Uh, the reason people don't wear watches is because we don't need them anymore. But suddenly with this new tech it will have something to offer that will be exceptionally useful in this form factor. It will make watches cool and interesting all over again, in a totally new way.
I hate to be so abrasive, but you sound just like the people in the old iPod/iphone/iPad speculation forums who are just so wrong about how 'useless' the product will be.
Oh but this time is different right? Right. Check back in 6 months and let's talk about your comment then.
Have you been reading the rumors? There will be several designs ranging from low cost to high end models for several thousands. There will be a model for different markets. They want wealthy celebrities to be wearing them as free publicity.
And please, they'll have top doctors but they want the convenience of monitoring their own health without being in touch with their doctor every minute.
kobe is on the verge of retiring, with his injury there isn't much testing he could or should be doing if he wants to have a chance of still being relevant in the upcoming season. they should consult with someone else
I suppose it's possible that Apple position the iWatch around 500-1000 or even 2000-3000 (very unlikely) dollars segments, but there is absolutely no chance that they will be going after high-end segments (typically above 15000 dollars).
Apple has one of the strongest brands but it is not a luxury brand.
It's a mass market device.
What if the iWatch is just a line of nice watches with sensors built in? No screen. No special features. Just a traditional mechanical watch with some sensors and bluetooth le. Solves the battery issue much easier.
People could be wearing them in public now with no one the wiser.
I have no doubt that lots of people will like the iWatch and will buy one. I also have no doubt that 6 months from now the iWatch will be just as uninteresting and useless to me as it is now. I further have no doubt that there are a lot of people out there like me who prefer mechanical watches and won't be getting an iWatch either.
I never understood people who would buy something because they saw a celebrity or athlete using it.
Listen. There will be a range of models somewhere under $1000. Possibly starting under $500. There will ALSO be a special class of models in the thousands. They will all have the same functionality (save for GB or something), but in different tiers because of their band designs.
Don't think of it like the iphone or ipad pricing model. It's a range of devices to appeal to people's different design tastes. Different classes of designs, way different prices, same functionality.
Sooooo your calling someone out because they may not have read information that for all anyone knows, including you, is 100% made up lies.
Well most people who have lots of money tend to use the iPhone. I think if the functionality of the iWatch is advanced enough, people will feel like it's a pretty necessary thing to have on.
Especially people with money who care about their health or want to be more connected to their schedule, emails, messages, calls, notifications and other cloud services more closely.
If Apple nails the high end bands (costing several grand) and makes the display part classy enough, it could definitely threaten the high end watch market. All of the wealthier people I know would seemingly be in the market for something like this.