Retired....no need to justify any purchases anymore, wife went crazy when I brought home a new 14 Vette a few months ago.....LOL
3 bands , 2 watches ordered, will cancel a few items after my try on appt later today....
Considering the following facts:
- the wearable market is in its infancy and smart watches have yet to prove themselves as valuable indespensible devices
- No-one has actually tried or used an Apple Watch yet so no-one knows if it is actually any good
- as the Apple Watch is gen 1, there will likely be some significant improvements in the coming years
On this basis, when you show people your £600+ Stainless Steel Apple Watch, and they look at you in disbelief because you spent that much, how will you give a serious respectable answer?
To be very clear, im playing devil's advocate - I'm not judging anyone here for what they choose to spend their money on, but I'm asking from the hypothetical perspective of most non tech-obsessed people,who will probably think you are bonkers.
(The Sports Watch on the other hand, while not looking as nice has a more believable response - "it is gen 1 so I got the cheapest I could to try out the category, decide if it is for me, then if I like it I can perhaps invest in a nicer one in a year or two.")
Considering the following facts:
- the wearable market is in its infancy and smart watches have yet to prove themselves as valuable indespensible devices
- No-one has actually tried or used an Apple Watch yet so no-one knows if it is actually any good
- as the Apple Watch is gen 1, there will likely be some significant improvements in the coming years
On this basis, when you show people your £600+ Stainless Steel Apple Watch, and they look at you in disbelief because you spent that much, how will you give a serious respectable answer?
Considering the following facts:
- the wearable market is in its infancy and smart watches have yet to prove themselves as valuable indespensible devices
- No-one has actually tried or used an Apple Watch yet so no-one knows if it is actually any good
- as the Apple Watch is gen 1, there will likely be some significant improvements in the coming years
On this basis, when you show people your £600+ Stainless Steel Apple Watch, and they look at you in disbelief because you spent that much, how will you give a serious respectable answer?
To be very clear, im playing devil's advocate - I'm not judging anyone here for what they choose to spend their money on, but I'm asking from the hypothetical perspective of most non tech-obsessed people,who will probably think you are bonkers.
(The Sports Watch on the other hand, while not looking as nice has a more believable response - "it is gen 1 so I got the cheapest I could to try out the category, decide if it is for me, then if I like it I can perhaps invest in a nicer one in a year or two.")
That hasn't happened with any other device, and would cannibal sales of a gene device - so I would not count on that happening.
didn't realize Mercedes and Honda are made exactly the same internally. Good to know
Both cars can get you from A to B just fine.
They are two different cars just as the watch is different from the sport in materials (sapphire and ceramic back) as well as more choice in bands.
Some if is just appreciate finer things and are willing to pau the extra cost.
Since when has Apple ever cared about cannibalizing sales? The iPhone is the greatest example of this, it killed the iPod which at the time was a huge product for them. The same logic could be applied to the battery in every Apple product. To me, it is just as unreasonable to expect someone to pay $10k for a watch that will be obsolete in a few years as it would be for them to sell a $1k laptop that has to be thrown out when the battery won't hard a charge a few years later.
Anyway, that isn't the main reason I bought the SS, as they didn't even promise it. So maybe it's wishful thinking.
Since when has Apple ever cared about cannibalizing sales? The iPhone is the greatest example of this, it killed the iPod which at the time was a huge product for them. The same logic could be applied to the battery in every Apple product. To me, it is just as unreasonable to expect someone to pay $10k for a watch that will be obsolete in a few years as it would be for them to sell a $1k laptop that has to be thrown out when the battery won't hard a charge a few years later.
Anyway, that isn't the main reason I bought the SS, as they didn't even promise it. So maybe it's wishful thinking.
I don't have to justify my purchases to anyone. My friends respect my opinions and choices, as I do theirs. Sounds like the OP either needs new friends or is just shallow...![]()
Also, there was the resale value when it comes time to sell for the next edition. Whether true or not, research shows the devices on the lower end usually sell better than higher end versions (16gb vs. 128gb iPhone).
So with these two points for me, the SB Apple Sport Watch made the best sense for me. My resale value should be higher than what I would get with the SS SB.
I mean it will cannibalise sales of the next gen device.
Why would you sell an upgrade for $300, when you could sell a new watch for $600.
Because we pay our money and make our choice