Re: the notch, it’s not a compromise, it’s a design choice. The options at the top are full width bezel and partial width bezel. To be bezeless like the bottom of the iPhone X is impossible. There are eight sensors/transducers and they have to go somewhere.From a rather purist point of view, the Apple Watch gets short on delivery and the square design is unappealing. Does not provide the "timeless" vibe as well as a spherical design. Apple can try to fight that, sure, good luck. Maybe in 10y or so the square design will be broadly taken by all watchmakers... or not.
The notch on the iPhone X is simply put, a junk design compromise. The technology is not there yet to put cameras under the screen. The compromise with the notch is unacceptable. That design choice should have been killed.
The butterfly design was a poor design choice that's going to bit buyers and probably Apple as these machines gain age and Apple Care runs out. Just a keyboard replacement runs like 700 USD? Junk, pure and steamy junk.
Same goes for emoji bar: "cool" for a couple of weeks, not so "cool" after a while. Just a gimmick. Should have been killed.
It's actually very funny when on the video I shared there's Steve saying [...]there are thresholds we can't cross[...] and Tim goes on scratching his head like... the hell is Steve talking about?
The thing is, I used to hold Apple on higher standards and as such, I expect and demand from Apple the very best.
You can see me as an old man yelling at clouds though. If that makes you happy, so be it.I'm just an old Apple fan remembering times of yore, when Apple was the very best, no compromises.
Excuses and more excuses.
So, Apple Engineers are not good enough, or were not pushed hard enough, to figure a proper way to get a spherical watch with a functional user interface. So, they compromised and made instead a square watch.
Ok. Buy that compromise of an AW design if that makes you happy. I won't be buying the AW as long as it's square.
will have to try harder to get customers like me on board again.
Oh you’re definitely not alone; there are plenty of people who want something from Apple that Apple has no intention of ever supplying. Several immediately spring to mind:Seems your friend and I would make great friends. Happy to know there's more like us out there.
Yeah, that she was me. I own the “women’s” size. It’s physically as large as I would ever want it, especially since flexing my wrist already presses the button by accident.
I am too. They are always worried about consumer wants, especially since this is a fashion accessory. Not saying they care about my specific opinion (or yours) but they certainly care about opinions in general and will be consulting with experts
Not trying to impress anyone. It’s been traditional to list what devices you own so people know what you are familiar with. I can’t see what I wrote looking on my phone but I bet it’s out of date.
