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What makes your position any more valid than anyone else’s? Seriously asking. Like is there science supporting it or something?
The science backing my position that some people on here are being ridiculous about the colors? Well, observation for one
 
I just went to place a pre-order for a gift for my father-in-law and was taken aback to discover that I cannot even order the cheapest case material (aluminium) in a space grey / charcoal / black colour. Instead, the darkest colour available in the aluminium is 'midnight', which is a blue. Moreover, my father-in-law is a mechanic and needs a black strap (to hide grubby marks etc) but the darkest sport strap available is the charcoal but it has blue edging that doesn't even match the midnight blue. What the? Anyway, I don't think he'd be keen on the midnight blue so no pre-order placed.

I also looked into the sports band colour options but there's no black / charcoal sports band available. The darkest sports band available is 'midnight', but if you pair the midnight sports band with the midnight aluminium case the two aren't even the same colour!
 

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What problems or complaints ARE people allowed to have?

It seems like a faction of the forum would prefer that everyone simply express joy and happiness with anything and everything Apple does...and all should pull out their credit card, pay uncle Tim and be quiet.

Are we customers or just subjects here to pay Apple for whatever they do?

These are watches.
You wear them on your wrist.
Other people see them on you

It is extremely legitimate to have strong opinions about the colors.

I think people simply like gatekeeping complaints where it doesn’t concern them. To be fair, colors by themselves are a more trivial issue than software bugs or hardware defects.

Personally, I think it shouldn’t matter whether the issue is “trivial” or not. Apple products are expensive, luxury, and fashionable, but the apple watch is literally actual fashion—not merely a device—that people enjoy accessorizing with. If the colors don’t matter in fashion, then what does?

I don’t even dislike the midnight or starlight colors, but I’m also not much of a watch user.

It’s perfectly valid to be upset that the cheapest aluminum models don’t have the neutral silver and space gray options. I was upset that they replaced the silver color on the ipad mini because I love silver and it would be super easy to match with different case colors.

This is especially true with the apple watch and the numerous bands. The bands are fashion. Matching the bands, for many, are an important part of the apple watch experience. Sure, lots of people on here don’t give a ****, but not everyone wants the watch to be purely utilitarian, and ofc, it’s great for the people who are satisfied with the new colors, but they could’ve easily had both silver/space gray and midnight/starlight.

And you’d (general you) be lying to your damn self if you think aesthetics aren’t a huge part of apple products.
 
Well I won’t be buying this Apple Watch 7 in Australia no matter what colour if I did would be blue to go with IPhone As I bought the new iPhone 13 Pro Max and our telco “Telstra” somehow does not support cellular data with the Apple Watch’s. Even though advertised. Telstra blame Apple and Apple have no idea. Spoken to 15 Telstra agents got different answers. Spoke to Apple today asked how they can advertise the Apple Watch 7 is compatible with Telstra when you can’t connected to an iPhone 13 anyway. Still no one has any idea. First world country with Third World brains.
Anyone having same problem in Australia???
 
I just went to place a pre-order for a gift for my father-in-law and was taken aback to discover that I cannot even order the cheapest case material (aluminium) in a space grey / charcoal / black colour. Instead, the darkest colour available in the aluminium is 'midnight', which is a blue. Moreover, my father-in-law is a mechanic and needs a black strap (to hide grubby marks etc) but the darkest sport strap available is the charcoal but it has blue edging that doesn't even match the midnight blue. What the? Anyway, I don't think he'd be keen on the midnight blue so no pre-order placed.

I also looked into the sports band colour options but there's no black / charcoal sports band available. The darkest sports band available is 'midnight', but if you pair the midnight sports band with the midnight aluminium case the two aren't even the same colour!
Buy the strap on eBay cheap as I never buy Apple genuine straps as their way overpriced and you can buy the same thing on eBay at a fraction of the cost. Apple just want to rip you off with their accessories to make their billions of dollars they do.
 
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Yet another new low for MacRumors.

With no trumped up "-gates" to chase after, they are now down to this - - some customers are unhappy with color options.

Worst of all, they use this twitter quote in the front page article to backup their case:

"I mean, not that I'm getting a Watch this year anyway, but I actually don't know what I would pick if I were."
MacRumors would be laughable if it wasn't so pathetic.
 
I agree, but what's strange to me is how suddenly this occurred. Say what you will about Apple over the last 5-10 years, but its color palettes are always spot on. You could practically look to a new Apple watch band lineup to know what colors were going to be in vogue that year. Also, it was a pretty common thing for people to post pics of all their new matching Apple gear, which isn't even possible this time around. What happened?!

Jony Ive left.
 
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I'm pretty sure that the Apple folks, by presenting their less than desirable available combinations of watch and band, are being kind, and in their own special way they're encouraging us not buy a watch now, but to wait until next year for their new watch that will have amazing special health features.
 
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When has anyone been happy with the available color options?
I LOVEEEEEEE the olive green from 11. If I wasn’t the type that likes to upgrade, I would have kept it (that and I dropped it so the back cracked and I gave it to my friend). It’s why I skipped 12 the first time.. I usually upgrade every year. Prior years it’s ok… the olive army forest green like? Perfect. Worked with everything for me. Didn’t even mind when I broke out my bright red longchamp for traveling and felt a bit christmasy.

I like the blue more than previous colors (iPhone 13 pro max) but not as much as I love the green. And I loveeeeee the simplistic silver (ss) with white band option. I never brought another band while having it for the past few years.

im ok with the Hermes I brought but if I were to be honest… if I don’t love it irl I have no problem just buying a new white band (as the one I have is not quite new anymore) and sucking up the battery needing to be recharged towards the end of the evening.

my point is, not all of us grumbling are grumbling just for grumbling.
 
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The one color they did fix this year was the Product Red.

But then they decided to pair it only with the braided loop… making it more expensive than before (can’t buy it with a product red sport band or sport loop this year).

I’ve decided just to wait for my series 7 until I’ve seen them in stores and can really judge the colour differences. I may end up with the red after I measure up the loop. Otherwise I guess it’ll be midnight Nike and a choice between default pairings or waiting for weeks for an order…
 
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Meanwhile some hungry people in Brazil are searching for food on cities landfills.
Wow, this is incredibly insightful. You should comment this in response to every MacRumors post because it is always so relevant. How did the supercomputer that is your brain compose this erudite masterpiece? We all have so much to learn from you
 
So now the Space Black Stainless Steel is only available on the Hermes ... wait 'till they realise that can upsell people to a Space Black Hermes iPhone! (comes with a complimentary Hermes Case for $2000)
 
I LOVEEEEEEE the olive green from 11. If I wasn’t the type that likes to upgrade, I would have kept it (that and I dropped it so the back cracked and I gave it to my friend). It’s why I skipped 12 the first time.. I usually upgrade every year. Prior years it’s ok… the olive army forest green like? Perfect. Worked with everything for me. Didn’t even mind when I broke out my bright red longchamp for traveling and felt a bit christmasy.

I like the blue more than previous colors (iPhone 13 pro max) but not as much as I love the green. And I loveeeeee the simplistic silver (ss) with white band option. I never brought another band while having it for the past few years.

im ok with the Hermes I brought but if I were to be honest… if I don’t love it irl I have no problem just buying a new white band (as the one I have is not quite new anymore) and sucking up the battery needing to be recharged towards the end of the evening.

my point is, not all of us grumbling are grumbling just for grumbling.
Do you upgrade annually for professional or personal reasons?

I was reading up on the typical replacement cycle and it has lengthened from 2yrs to 3yrs.

With iOS Software/Security Updates lasting more than 7 years makes it feasible to just change batteries every 2-3 years while genuine batteries are available.
 
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Do you upgrade annually for professional or personal reasons?

I was reading up on the typical replacement cycle and it has lengthened from 2yrs to 3yrs.

With iOS Software/Security Updates lasting more than 7 years makes it feasible to just change batteries every 2-3 years while genuine batteries are available.
Personal.

work phone is still iPhone 11 (regular not pro or pro max).
 
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Colors leave something to be desired. It would have better nice to see a pacific blue or rose gold which are proven winners in apple products
 
Don't most people wind up with a mixture of years across their devices anyway? This years watch, last years phone etc? The only people helped by matching colours within a year would be those buying everything. Basically, it's a pointless pursuit.
Even if you did buy everything from the same generation, the Space Greys and Golds won't match. Apple has become sloppy in their design and quality.
 
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This reminds me when there were two different file transfer features named AirDrop but didn't work together. If you are doing to have something (whatever it is), then have it the same across platforms/devices (i.e. starlight is same hue/shade on all devices).

Or their reuse of iBook and MagSafe.

Personally, slate grey on the iPhone 5 was my favorite color of all time. Awesome to have its spiritual successor in Midnight.
 
That link claims to see blue when compared to the space gray. Remove the comparison and the blue isn't something that stands out. Concerns of blue hues are only an issue with direct comparisons.
I’ve seen the blue hue in “midnight” since the launch event. It’s subtle but clearly there, comparison or no.
 
I have an iPad mini 6 in starlight, what I can tell it is definitely not silver, which I don't like it at all.
I wish they won't alternate the colour of upcoming MacBooks, just give me the basic silver.
 
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September 2020 .. Apple moved Kevin Lynch, its Apple Watch mastermind over to the self driving cars group. Hmmm ..'When the cat's away the mice will play'. Discipline's gone ..Sad!
 
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