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Retail Demo Unit Suggests Apple Considered 'Apple Watch Pro' Branding
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the typeface of the PRO wording is not San Francisco, but looks like Myriad. Strange, bordering on questionable...
LOL I know. It was a riff on a movie quote.
Besides... it's starting to cheapen the word. It clearly doesn't mean professional anymore.
Pro laptops and Pro workstations? Sure!
Pro watches? Ummm...
Apple needs a new modifier!
thinking now the watch will get blood glu...that alone should call the apple watch a PRO one...i mean these device are a semi-doctor on your wrist all the time....
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Could be a little bit of both.Also I think Apple might have their own additional definition - 3. profitable
It's only a matter of time before they need a new top level branding, above "Pro". "Elite" perhaps?
Apple Watch Elite. It's extra large size allows you to effortlessly pose in front of lesser mortals and have them fawn over your superiority.
Apple Watch Elite. It's extra large size allows you to effortlessly pose in front of lesser mortals and have them fawn over your superiority.
Forget the Watch Pro. Where's my Apple TV Pro with M1 chip and 16GB RAM? How about an Apple TV Pro Max with M1x and 64GB RAM? Just think of how fast Netflix would load.
For what it’s worth, these demo stations were only ever used for the original (“Series 0”) Apple Watch line (Sport, Watch & Edition).
If the Pro branding was found here, it was likely going to be used for the Series 0 no-modifier Apple Watch. So the collections would have been Sport, Pro and Edition.
This is no way implies to me that the Pro branding could make a return.
If the Pro branding was found here, it was likely going to be used for the Series 0 no-modifier Apple Watch. So the collections would have been Sport, Pro and Edition.
This is no way implies to me that the Pro branding could make a return.
Even back in the day of the initial Intel branding, "Pro" for Apple has always just meant "high end". Often that does align with professional or prosumer needs or use cases, just as often it's more expensive or nicer kit.LOL I know. It was a riff on a movie quote.
Besides... it's starting to cheapen the word. It clearly doesn't mean professional anymore.
Pro laptops and Pro workstations? Sure!
Pro watches? Ummm...
Apple needs a new modifier!
I'm sure there are many thousands of people who will benefit from ProRes workflows on their iPhones, but they'd probably be better served by getting a dedicated video camera with much better manual controls, too. Ultimately tools are only as good as their wielders, so I don't get why people get bent out of shape so much by the "pro" branding, even if on watches it makes less sense than the "Edition" branding.
It's not just Apple. Sony, Google, Xiaomi, Microsoft, Adobe, even Samsung use "Pro" in some of their products and marketing.
Honestly most have nothing to do with Pro (being professional) in any sense, but it is a catch label that consumers seem to like.
The pro model will produce audible ticking sounds when in analog mode and move beyond hand washing reminders to wiping and flushing reminders. Forgot what you ate for breakfast? With fartometer your pro watch can determine (with an accuracy comparable to Siri) what you ate. Forget the band! Available ($$$$) titanium bores drill into your forearm for a personal, semipermanent fit (life force drain charging only available on pro max watches)…it only runs out when you do
But in all honesty, I’ll probably get one if it’s cool, functional, and not astronomically expensive ?
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I called it ?: https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/show-off-your-apple-watch.1872015/post-29699193
And, TBF nobody would buy an Apple Watch Amateur
And, TBF nobody would buy an Apple Watch Amateur
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Apple have cheapened the "Pro" range for years.LOL I know. It was a riff on a movie quote.
Besides... it's starting to cheapen the word. It clearly doesn't mean professional anymore.
Pro laptops and Pro workstations? Sure!
Pro watches? Ummm...
Apple needs a new modifier!
A laptop ( Macbook "Pro" ) that only support a single external monitor can hardly be called a "Pro" machine...