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Original Apple Watch Health Features Were Dropped Due to Consistency Issues
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I don't know of anyone who still complains about the bugs in iOS 2. The first part is right on though
There was no iOS 2. Apple called it iPhone OS till version 4 then it became iOS4.
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Actually no. The iPad was in development first. Apple updated the old cancelled Newton technology and added lots more features. But part way through the iPad development Apple thought it'd be better to release this as a phone first so the iPhone came out first. There was no gamble after the iPhone. Apple knew the larger tablet market was there.
The real gamble was to postpone the larger iPad development to release the iPhone first. A gamble that paid off.
That's one of the reasons for the disappointment. Six months later, and the unique features the watch was rumored to have are nonexistent. It will be another watch in a market packed with fitness trackers and wrist notification devices.
Apple seems to be targeting fashion and I think that is because the only innovative feature is the way it looks. Hopefully gen 2 brings the unique features that will set the Apple Watch apart from the competition.
A feature of Apple in the past is that Jobs removed many of the pointless SKUs so the public had an easier choice to work out which exact product they wanted. Post Jobs though the too many SKU's disease is affecting Apple again. I saw all the different SKU's for the Apple Watch on the keynote and my instant though was "what the actual **** Apple? why so many SKU's?"
Time will tell if this over abundance of SKUs will affect anything negatively at Apple.
I don't think this applies to the watch because the device is designed to be customizable....not to mention they are the same watch with different materials.
The SKU problem does exist for the iPad lineup which is beyond bloated and confusing (especially the minis).
If you waited 2 to 3 years without an iPod and then 2-3 years without an iPhone and then 2 to 3 years without an iPad, then you missed out on many years of fantastic tech. I don't know what MP3 player, cell phone or tablet you were using in the above 6 to 9 years, but I do know they were inferior to what Apple was making. Maybe you saved some money and you have an extra $500 to $1,000 in bank account today because of it. Or you just did without. But in retrospect, at least to me, it doesn't seem like you made the right choice.
Nope. He current crop of android crapware watches are a direct "first!" response to the years-old rumors of apples device. Check your history.
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Ah, the "toy" argument -- used on the iPad, the iPhone, and the original Mac. All world changing products. Good to know you aren't alone, anyway.
This is the good thing about Apple products - the sensors did not work reliably, so Apple dropped them.
Samsung would have just put the sensors in their shipping product so they could hit a spec sheet checklist of having the sensors.
Samsung would have just put the sensors in their shipping product so they could hit a spec sheet checklist of having the sensors.
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Actually, I also couldn't afford it at the time (£ for me, not $). It was inferior at the time, but I was too young to have a brand new iPhone. So for me, I think I made the right choice.
Jony Ive's 'wrong' example
During presentation day, Mr. designer himself had one of those Apple Watches almost sliding of his wrist.
During presentation day, Mr. designer himself had one of those Apple Watches almost sliding of his wrist.
I believe Apple Watch will become really usefull after the consumers feedback on it, "what do I need from this swatch? what do I use most? what would be cool to have?" Developers throw the first snowball, the avalanche is ours to be made
A lot like the original iPhone. It seems many (not you) forget how limited (but cool) the original iPhone/iOS was. The iPhone really came into its own with the app store (and future OS updates which included functions available on other phones)
iPod was brilliant at the time and still have the original click wheel version from 2001-2002. I'm a bit pissed that Apple should've stuck with the classic despite their BS claims of having no parts to make more. All they had to do was re-engineer a new design for the wheel and make a hybrid touchscreen/click wheel version. All I wanted was a solid MP3 that does one thing: Play music and no frilly apps to play with. Radio included would be nice ( although I know they did that with the Nano but I can't stand it ).
The iPod's OS is nothing but a lazy way for Apple to slap it in. I don't like using the iPod app on my phone because it takes longer to stream it from the Cloud and signals aren't always reliable ( I have unlimited data plan, no voice ), and not a fan of cramming my music collection into the phone's storage. EDIT: The only reason I would play music on it is via wifi at home while plugged in with my bluetooth adapter for my headphones when I do my studio work.
What was the point of repeating standard stock apps into the iPod when one is already using them on the iPad/iPhone? It's one of the biggest reasons why I chose not to buy another iPod Touch ( I have the first touch screen version as well ) until there is a better alternative. Music is meant to be listened to, not LOOKED at. It's an auditory experience. What I liked about the click wheel was when I napped listening to the music with my eyes closed, I could feel the wheel with my finger and adjust the volumes accordingly and knew the song collection in the back of my head. Even clicking on forward or backwards to certain songs I liked.
With the iPod Touch, you had to LOOK at it in order to change up or adjust.
As for the Apple Watch, here's the thing. If they did indeed drop the health features for the device, are people still going to pay $350 for it, or would Apple have to drop the price accordingly to make it price-accessible for the first generation?
Because the health features didn't work originally as they thought it would, it would be wise of them to drop the price a bit.
And you know what? All this is making the Kairos Watch look really good.
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They should drop the price, now that some of the features were. . .dropped. But I can't help but wonder if this story is engineered as an excuse by Apple to have a way to drop the price, on the other hand.