Do you own one? Have you used it daily to establish a conclusion based on experience? I find the Apple Watch to be a fantastic upgrade to my life. I knew it was good, but I never expected it to be THAT good. It's seamlessly connected to my life. Being able to answer calls on my wrist is true freedom.
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The Apple Watch Launched Four Years Ago Today
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Do you own one? Have you used it daily to establish a conclusion based on experience? I find the Apple Watch to be a fantastic upgrade to my life. I knew it was good, but I never expected it to be THAT good. It's seamlessly connected to my life. Being able to answer calls on my wrist is true freedom.
The Apple Watch is one of my favorite Apple products ever. IMO, it's nearly perfectly executed, a thing of true beauty, and incredibly useful in ways I appreciate every day. I just love mine.
Still one of the best gadgets money can buy....
Irrelevant.
The only way to measure success is by tracking the number of people who DO buy your product, not the ones that don’t.
I don’t ever recall any company a analyzing their performance based on how many people didn’t care about their products.
Apple Watch shipped around 9 million units in the final quarter of 2018. In 2017 it outsold the entire Swiss Watch industry combined (Rolex, Swatch, etc).
So please, let's hear about how much of a failure it is.
So please, let's hear about how much of a failure it is.
Started with a 38mm aluminium 1st Feb in June 2016 as a tie in the water. Discreetly triaging notifications whilst working, checking temp and weather before lunchtime walks, fitness tracking said walks and ready access to transport controls for music and audiobooks, I was sold.
Now sporting a 42mm Stainless Steel Series 3 with Milanese loop and absolutely love it. If for nothing else, I'm fitter for having the watch gently encourage and reward. Gotta close those rings, get the weekly badges and the one offs like Earth day etc. Never could get on with gyms, but walking + audiobooks + Apple Watch?
Happy Birthday
Watch! Long may you be with us.
Now sporting a 42mm Stainless Steel Series 3 with Milanese loop and absolutely love it. If for nothing else, I'm fitter for having the watch gently encourage and reward. Gotta close those rings, get the weekly badges and the one offs like Earth day etc. Never could get on with gyms, but walking + audiobooks + Apple Watch?
Happy Birthday
Watch! Long may you be with us.
I’ve worn an Apple Watch every day since launch day
Rolex isn't exactly mainstream nor do they cost $300 unless you get it on Canal Street.
People who aren't active and work out always expose themselves
gold apple watch for 20k+ for a beta product lol why did nobody fire that incompetent former burberry manager right then?
On April 24, 2015, the original Apple Watch launched in nine countries around the world. Four years later and we are now on the fourth iteration of the wearable device, the Apple Watch Series 4. Over the years Apple has worked on improving Apple Watch with a better and bigger display, water resistance, additional health and fitness features, and more.
Apple Watch (first generation)
As usual for Apple products, rumors about an Apple wearable device began ramping up in the years before the official Apple Watch launch. In 2013, Apple filed a trademark for an "iWatch," despite the fact that the device would eventually be known as the Apple Watch. Apple did the same thing for the iPad, seeking to secure rights for the "iSlate" trademark while also secretly filing trademarks for the official "iPad" name.
As the launch neared, multiple reports suggested that Apple was facing battery life, screen, and manufacturing issues while developing the Apple Watch. Battery life was an ongoing issue for Apple when it was creating Apple Watch, since the company's goal was reportedly to create a device that would last for at least four to five days. This never came to pass, and even the brand new Apple Watch Series 4 requires daily charging, although many people do get around two days of life at times.
Apple Watch Edition
At an event in September 2014 Apple finally unveiled the Apple Watch, and then waited until a March 2015 event to set an April 24 launch date for the wearable device. On that day, the Apple Watch launched in the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, China, France, Germany, Hong Kong, and Japan, priced starting at $349 for a 38mm Sport and $399 for a 42mm Sport. Prices increased to between $549 and $1,099 for the stainless steel Apple Watch models, and then to as much as $17,000 for the 18-karat gold Apple Watch Edition.
A few Apple Watch bands available at launch
Apple Watch Launch Day Stories[*]Apple Watch Proves 'More Waterproof Than Anticipated' in New Test
[*]Apple Watch Battery Designed to Last 1000 Complete Charge Cycles
[*]Videos Showcase Apple Watch Launch Lines, Teardown and More At launch, Apple advertised the Apple Watch as a fashion accessory, with the high-end Edition, the Hermés collection (launched September 2015), and similarly expensive first-party bands, like the Link Bracelet ($500+) and Modern Buckle ($250). The Apple Watch was successful, but the company really hit its stride with the smartwatch once it began encouraging fitness features of the device, like when it partnered with Nike for the Apple Watch Nike+ in 2016. Apple has now discontinued the Apple Watch Edition, lowered the price of some of the more expensive bands, and placed the Apple Watch as a more direct competitor to fitness wearables like the Fitbit.
The Apple Watch Series 2 Nike+
Today, the Apple Watch has grown to become the global smartwatch leader, comprising half of the market in 2018. In total, Apple held 51 percent of the global smartwatch marketshare last year, down from 67 percent in 2017. Despite the drop, Apple remains the "clear market leader" in the U.S. smartwatch market according to the NPD Group. On an earnings call for the first quarter of 2019, Apple CEO Tim Cook described the company's wearables revenue (including products like Apple Watch and AirPods) as "approaching the size of a Fortune 200 company."
As to what's coming this year, the Apple Watch Series 5 might feature a new ceramic casing design when it launches in September 2019. Next year, Apple may add a sleep tracking app to the Apple Watch, encouraging users to wear their Apple Watch while they sleep to track sleep quality and other metrics. The feature is in testing with Apple employees and if the project proves successful, it could be added to the Apple Watch Series 6, accompanied with a low power mode so as to not impact battery life.
Apple Watch Series 4 saw the first major form factor change
In the future, Apple is reportedly looking to launch an Apple Watch that lacks physical buttons and instead adopts support for touch and swipe-based gestures along the sides of the casing. Other future Apple Watch additions include placing hardware into the Apple Watch band, blood glucose monitoring, and an Apple Watch with a microLED screen. The Apple Watch may be the first device to receive an Apple-designed microLED display, but the technology is still a "couple of years" from reaching consumers.
If you're interested in reading more about the Apple Watch, be sure to visit our Apple Watch Roundup.
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Rolex is the number one selling brand in the world. Apple overtook them in 2017.
https://www.businessinsider.com/how...umber-one-watch-in-the-world-2017-9?r=US&IR=T
Apple are the number one watch seller in the world. It takes some pretty extreme mental gymnastics to call that a failure.
I'm still waiting for a solar powered Apple watch before I buy in. It's not replacing my normal mechanical watches anytime soon until they address the battery longevity.
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Apple Watch is definitely not a failure. But it's hard to argue the value of a Rolex vs an Apple Watch.
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Apple Watch is definitely not a failure. But it's hard to argue the value of a Rolex vs an Apple Watch.
I love my Apple Watch (S2), but I have to admit I still have fond memories of my original Pebble, which I think delivered in March 2013. It was truly revolutionary at that time to read texts on my watch and to be able to see who was calling without taking out my phone. There was an app to pay for Starbucks.
It speaks to the dominance of the Apple brand that, on the first day I had my Pebble, people asked me if it was the new Apple "thing." Later people asked me if it was the "iWatch" -- even long before a watch was even gaining steam on the rumor sites, much less anything legit.
There was a great feeling of being a "beta tester," of being out in front of the technology. The early Pebbles didn't always work quite right, especially with iOS. But with a little bit of tinkering, they seemed borderline brilliant, particularly for the time. It reminded me a lot of the early days of computers, when even seemingly simple tasks took quite a bit of effort, and we were quite happy to do it.
Yes, I love my Apple Watch, but... the seamlessness and polish of the experience that is its best selling point, for me, is also what keeps it from feeling truly special. I love tinkering with things... and there's just not much tinkering to be done here.
It speaks to the dominance of the Apple brand that, on the first day I had my Pebble, people asked me if it was the new Apple "thing." Later people asked me if it was the "iWatch" -- even long before a watch was even gaining steam on the rumor sites, much less anything legit.
There was a great feeling of being a "beta tester," of being out in front of the technology. The early Pebbles didn't always work quite right, especially with iOS. But with a little bit of tinkering, they seemed borderline brilliant, particularly for the time. It reminded me a lot of the early days of computers, when even seemingly simple tasks took quite a bit of effort, and we were quite happy to do it.
Yes, I love my Apple Watch, but... the seamlessness and polish of the experience that is its best selling point, for me, is also what keeps it from feeling truly special. I love tinkering with things... and there's just not much tinkering to be done here.
Probably because she helped grow the company to be worth over $1T.
That would be my guess.
Would you recommend upgrading from S2 to S4? My S2 is in great condition but some of the apps are so slow or they crash a lot. I went for a run with NRC and it hadn’t recorded half of my run and was so slow.I bought the original, then the Series 2, then the Series 4. I doubt that I will upgrade it every year (unless there is a big breakthrough feature added) but I will probably continue to upgrade every other year. I love the Series 4 and look forward to seeing what Apple comes up with next. I rarely forget to make my iPhone with me but the other day I left the house with just my
I don't remember seeing people say it would bomb, except for the 10k version! People were like, wtf is with the 10k! And I think that was on point on that one.
Apple watch (Iphone companion - which is a better name for it) isn't as revolutionary as Tim promised. It leads in a segment that is still isn't that big (comparatively) and wearables haven't taken off. It still is the best smart watch for sure. But it still doesn't have wide spread adoption. And I think the reason is clear.
Iphones don't dominate as much as Andriod devices around the world (market domination in US and Japan really). I keep hearing Apple Die Hards not believing Andriod's world market penetration. And that's just silly.
So that brings me to what is holding back the Apple Watch from being wide spread adopted. First, it's only useful with Apple devices. I can't really use all the features unless I have another iphone (example imessages and walkie talkie). When most of the world DOESN"T use imessages (Wechat, Line, Whatsapp), the utility of the watch goes down. Also, If it was compatible with andriod, imagine the trojan horse Apple would lay into the Andriod ecosystem. I think it would convert more people to the Apple ecosystem.
Really excited about ekg and future benefits, but it would be awesome if people on Andriod could use it so I could use the communication features with them.
Probably nothing being the software doesn't work anymore and if it does it's not functional (same thing). I don't even think the gold is worth anything either because it was gold with some other metal in it to make it "special" for the the Apple Watch.