Hmmmm....
What I'm hearing is this: "Apple has made the mistake before of being slow to respond to consumer demand for variations of size... since this has happened in the past, for some insane reason- I wish this was happening right now too! Companies shouldn't ever learn and adapt. I like seeing the same mistakes repeated!"
It's kinda a weird stance to have, bro.
I don't have that stance, bro. So much presumption on your part as far as I can tell. I've heard of constructive writing but not constructive reading lol.
1. "Apple has made the mistake before of being slow to respond to consumer demand for variations of size..."
Never [said / implied / said anything that could be reasonable construed as...] it was a 'mistake' to release a single iconic version on category launch. Nor would I suggest Apple responds to consumer demandthey don'tthey create demand.
2. "since this has happened in the past, for some insane reason- I wish this was happening right now too!"
Had you
(sorry it seems like there's no way to avoid saying it) read my words, you would realize I don't 'wish' anything of the sort. I have always couched the question in terms of what-if or a devil's advocate "maybe they should have done xyz like they usually do for 1st gen". For duck sake, I even said my opinion didn't mean anything in my first sentence. lols
As in "what if apple had used their traditional single form factor size at a category launch" and "what if Apple had sold the watch by itself and kept straps separate" as kind of conversation starters for those that are amused/bemused/saddened etc by the (arguably) prolonged order placed-to-delivery spans.
3. "Companies shouldn't ever learn and adapt."
I'm rotflmfao seriously. Really? That's what you got from the words I typed? Well...not much to say then. Did you want my personal Varth Dader opinion on this? Ok: If production times could have been better, I'm ok if they had released 3 sizes: 37, 41, 43 (ish) at once and twice as many band options. So what? As I said my opinion, oh nevermind you didn't read it the first time
4. "I like seeing the same mistakes repeated!"
Yup. That's me.
Well, that was fun. Thanks everyone else for the great input I got a lot from it.