Of course they are, which begs the question, why do people still flock to the first iteration of anything, especially from Apple. I've used the Apple watch extensively as my father gave my mother one for Mothers Day. She used it all of a week but got tired of having to charge it every nigh and she never used it for anything other than seeing what time it was, so away it went into her jewelry box never to bee seen again. That is until I asked if I could play with it for a week or so, she quickly replied that I could have it if I didn't tell my father. I gave it back to her after wearing it for a few days for similar reasons, well battery, plus I also thought it to be absolutely hideous looking on my wrist. Though an interesting idea, it just isn't something I would want to wear. Like the iPhone, the market is vastly becoming over saturated with them as well, bringing the exclusivity down to the level of a Swatch, albeit an expensive Swatch. I'm not a snob by any form of the definition but I hate feeling like I'm just another cog in a marketing machine. Everyone has an Apple something and they love to flaunt it out in public as if no one else has the exact same thing.
So I carry around a BlackBerry Passport, not only because it is a much better phone for me feature wise than the iPhone but I also don't see as many when I'm out and about. I wear a vintage Tag Monaco from the 70's that belonged to my grandfather, I will also own it for the rest of my life and than pass it on to my grandson when it's time, something that would be down right tacky if it was an Apple Watch. My computer is a Google Pixel II which I bought after owning and than returning the new Apple MacBook 12, I wanted a small and light machine to program on but the lack of, well, everything in the MacBook was just to much or I should say little for me to keep it. Since I use CloudEnvy a cloud based IDE, the Pixel II was an obvious choice for me.
I mentioned these products because their not only all fantastic but are also outside of this popularity circle that people feel the almost uncontrollable need to be in. A lot of them will buy say the iPhone without ever looking into what it can actually do or what an other company can offer, Apple knows this so the can get away with things like, not allowing it's users to choose their own default apps or only installing 1GB of RAM on a 700 dollar plus phone, etc.
I'm completely done with Apple, the MacBook was the last straw, like those who blindly go with the crowd over the cliff, I to made the mistake. When what I wanted all the long were features that should be on every laptop over a grand now, like a touchscreen, at least two USB-C ports, HDMI/Display Port out, SD Card reader (which I will never own another device again without), etc.
This post might sound like I'm trolling against Apple and so be it but I'm done buying from a company that does everything in their power to control every aspect of it's users experience and over charging for products that are mediocre at best. Food for thought, it costs Apple $2.20 to make a watch band, the end consumer is charged 50.
