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Live Coverage of Apple's March 2015 'Spring Forward' Event
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I am not sure about your numbers. People get mugged for Rolex watches now that are in that price range.
I'm surprised they didn't have anyone from the fashion industry on hand, or Angela Ahrendts on stage. This was too "techy."
That said, I'm pleasantly surprised about the stainless steel pricing. I see a $1049 38mm space black link band and 12" MacBook in my future.
That said, I'm pleasantly surprised about the stainless steel pricing. I see a $1049 38mm space black link band and 12" MacBook in my future.
At least $500 for the most expensive one, as the difference in price is based on what band you choose. Probably we will see pricing released for individual bands when the store comes back up. Although I'm wondering if they won't be sold individually for the first few months to make supply issues easier to deal with.
Let's also not forget that those who actually can afford $10,000 watches... Just because they have the money to spend, does not make them impractical. In fact, I would go so far to say they are MORE practical than the masses.
You don't think they care what their friends in their "inner circle" think of them? I do not think that it is a sure thing that those with the income to actually afford one are going to choose a pointless device over an actual time piece that will last 100 years. Amazing to me that so many think they will.
Maybe a few over the top celebrities will bite.. But all that's going to do is further define the product as both overpriced and... perhaps tacky?
You don't think they care what their friends in their "inner circle" think of them? I do not think that it is a sure thing that those with the income to actually afford one are going to choose a pointless device over an actual time piece that will last 100 years. Amazing to me that so many think they will.
Maybe a few over the top celebrities will bite.. But all that's going to do is further define the product as both overpriced and... perhaps tacky?
And the Apple Watch would still be as much of a novelty (and a drop in the bucket) to those people, as would a Rolex. Since they likely already have a Hublot, Tag, etc, this would just be an other tick in their collection box.
Agreed. Cant wait for more of the new MB technology to spread to the rest of the lineup, like the butterfly buttons and new trackpad.
Apple watch starts from £299 in the UK, all the stores are back up if you want to go and look. Not too bad I guess?
The posters who haven't read the last 50+ pages to glean some context have arrived. I'm not in the mood to see everything get defended and white-knighted now - I'm out.
Didn't know there was a retina windows laptop that weighs 2 pounds and sells for 500$.
Far from it, those 5k$+ watches have a unique state of the art mechanism that was put together by hand and it "just works" perfectly for many years to come. But apple watch trully has the same internals as some cheap android wear watch, it'll be obsolete in less than a year and the only thing they're really charging here is Gold and stainless steel band.
I remember last year's keynote when Tim walked on stage with the watch and the cameras switched to the stupid clapping lady in the audience standing up. I think she's one of the employees asked to sit and fill the seat.
It was so obvious to me that the camera crew knew exactly where the lady was. It was all orchestrated BS.
Nah, give it a day. Everyone will be begging for their watch again, especially those who didnt watch the keynote.
Indeed. Funny, my 3 year old RMBP is working as fast as the day I bought it. Computers don't go obsolete due to internals anymore. But that trackpad can be a reason for an upgrade alone if they bring it to the 15" RMBP.
