What do your friends think?

[bumpylumpy]

Over the past week, my friends responses range from:

- I have an Android phone, am not planning on switching to iPhone, therefore, not interested. (pretty common)

- I have an iPhone, but I don't want to spend $10,000 on a watch. (These folks aren't even aware there are less expensive models.) (somewhat less common)

- I have an iPhone, but I didn't even know there was a watch. (really not that common, one person maybe)

- Never heard of this "watch" thing (most of the people I know, and many of them have iPhones and Android phones).

- around my office, I have a few apple fans and they have heard of the watch, but only one of them is attempting to get one on launch. The others are in a wait-and-see mode; they largely don't see what problem its trying to solve.

Frankly, I'm not even sure it's going to be something I love, but I'm the kind of person who will try it anyway because I love wrist watches!

What I do find interesting is more of my friends who have Android phones seem aware of the Apple Watch's existence than my iPhone friends. Partly it's because I think my Android-oriented friends have had smartwatch options, and in general, they are the more "geeky" types. My iPhone friends are generally just "get it done" types and really don't care for technology in general, so they wouldn't bother researching smartwatches.

 

[thekeyring]

Someone at work (who knows I'm interested in Apple) said "I saw an advert for the Watch!" I said "Did it make you want one?" and she, without a moments pause said "YES. And so does my boyfriend." Then I told her the price and she seemed less keen. So it's clearly a really appealing product, which will sell well enough initially that, so long as it genuinely solves a problem and has value, will become successful through word of mouth.

Another person at work said "Isn't it called iWatch?" I said "No, it's just Apple Watch." Her response was "No, I'm sure it's iWatch."

 

[bunnicula]

Chris975d, it might depend on the age and type of women. I'm 48 and I recall my female peer group in high school and college were adventurous and not afraid to be Geeky or wear clunky digital watches or giant Swatch Watch models that were sized for most male wrists even though there usually was a significantly smaller sized Swatch available. In fact, in another thread I noted how several Swatch concepts seem to live on in the Apple Watch.

Now getting back to ages, and this is completely unscientific and would never hold up under rigorous debate, but I've gradually started to notice I've got way more in common as a child of the fun and funky 80's with early 20-somethings and teens and Tweens than I do with people in their late 20's and 30's.

I personally in my own daily experience GENERALLY find the younger people to be a little more happy go lucky. A little bit more inquisitive. They're dying their hair jelly colors and wearing all sorts of crazy fashions like we did in the 80's. If they look askance at something it's because they know they can't buy or have it bought for them, not because they are truly disinterested. And really there isn't a whole lot of tech my daughter's 10-14 year old friends aren't interested in. If it helps them communicate, they are all over it.

To some extent my fellow 40-50-something moms are the same way. I know once some see my Apple Watch they're going to ask how it works and a couple of them will get it. We text each other as avidly as our kids do.

Of course these observations are all specific to the DC area tech oriented region in which I reside. I do not presume to know what it's like anywhere else. I think the Apple Watch will see some popularity where I live, even among the female population.

I am not sure how the Watch will play to the late 20-30-something crowd. They generally are women trying to establish themselves socially and in their careers and may be a bit more self conscious about making fashion faux pas or not fitting an image. Money may also be tight for people and especially women in this age group. Pay gaps still exist. The hidden financial cost of being female is a reality to consider. These are interesting factors to consider. Some may hold up to scrutiny. Others, not so much. I have no wish to offend anyone with my observations and musings. It's all speculation on my part.

This. All of this. I'm 47 and I've noticed this exact same thing. I do live in the Research Triangle area of NC, so there's a good tech industry here, too. Very interesting!

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Ah. Gotcha. I actually tried to get my wife to get that exact Rolex, as it's a favorite of mine as well. She opted for a more simplistic one though. Shown on the left here with my SeaDweller.

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And even as understated as hers is, she rarely wears it. Says it's "too nice/too expensive". Women are peculiar. Lol.

That being said, I do think winning women over in general will be a difficult task for Apple with this watch. Wearable tech is still considered, as I said before, a little geeky. And more of a trend of men than women it seems. And that's not just me thinking that the female demographic is a tough one for this watch. Here's an article I saw the other day discussing not just the fashion world's response/thoughts on the Apple watch, but also women in fashion's thoughts.

http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN0M528V20150309?irpc=932

I think the big takeaway from that article is that the fashion industry is waiting for someone important to tell them it's fashionable.

I agree that some women do not want to be thought of as geeky, but there are plenty more who embrace the label.

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Over the past week, my friends responses range from:

- I have an Android phone, am not planning on switching to iPhone, therefore, not interested. (pretty common)

- I have an iPhone, but I don't want to spend $10,000 on a watch. (These folks aren't even aware there are less expensive models.) (somewhat less common)

- I have an iPhone, but I didn't even know there was a watch. (really not that common, one person maybe)

- Never heard of this "watch" thing (most of the people I know, and many of them have iPhones and Android phones).

- around my office, I have a few apple fans and they have heard of the watch, but only one of them is attempting to get one on launch. The others are in a wait-and-see mode; they largely don't see what problem its trying to solve.

Frankly, I'm not even sure it's going to be something I love, but I'm the kind of person who will try it anyway because I love wrist watches!

What I do find interesting is more of my friends who have Android phones seem aware of the Apple Watch's existence than my iPhone friends. Partly it's because I think my Android-oriented friends have had smartwatch options, and in general, they are the more "geeky" types. My iPhone friends are generally just "get it done" types and really don't care for technology in general, so they wouldn't bother researching smartwatches.

So, they're going to wait and if everyone starts wearing them, they'll assume they need one, too?

 

[Pinksteady]

No-one I know is interested, and most people I've spoken to don't even know what it does.

I expect most people I meet to ridicule me, basically. Clearly most people still see it as an over-priced gadget, willingly ignoring the levels of craftsmanship, design and thought that have gone into it. I also work with hardcore techies and engineers who all dislike anything Apple does as they think they prioritise 'form over function'.

They would happily wear a rubber or plastic watch because it did everything they need, and fair enough. I am worried about having to constantly defend the fact that I simply like other aspects of devices such as build quality, user experience etc etc.

 

[sterl320]

Lol. Are you saying Apple can't make a lackluster product or idea? AppleTV, PING, MobileMe, 3rd generation iPod shuffle, just to name a few that are fairly recent. Apple CAN screw up you know. And Apple's name doesn't carry the weight in the luxury world as many here think it does. They make good quality consumer electronics...that's it. For now. Remains to be seen if they can make and establish a luxury anything, especially a watch.

None of these had the ambition, notability, & pre-launch popularity that the Apple Watch is having right now. I have an Apple TV, & the first time I heard of it was a month after its release when I walked into the apple store to get a case for my MacBook Pro. I can't even remember if there was a commercial for it lol. Ping was thrown on me through iTunes, & it showed nothing even worth me hopping on the forums to talk about. Never heard of Mobile Me, & why would anyone choose a shuffle these days anyway.

Don't pretend the sheeple don't exist, especially the Apple Sheeple, the most notorious herd of sheeple to ever exist. People would literally find any reason to to throw apple their money, even if the reason is no reason. & with as much talk the Watch is generating currently, positive & negative, Its clear its easily comparable to the Mac, iPhone, iPod, & iPad, and will most definitely not fall into the category of any one of those failed products.

I'm not one to throw out any predictions of whether or not it will be a huge success, especially when it comes to fashion. But I know Apple, & I know how people react to Apple, whether they are rich, broke, college budget, pre-teens, even younger than that. I know the self-centered feeling of superiority & popularity owning an Apple product can do to a person (I was most deff one of them when I got my MacBook, I'll admit). And I know the already snooty, high on money, Jersey Shore type people in the world would definitely look for yet another way to let the world know who they are & what they have that us regular people don't. The Watch may not appeal to the techies of the world, which is a minority, or the old money, fashionista, one percenters, who would prefer a REAL timeless piece of jewelry. But the watch will sell. The Edition Watch will superbly sell, especially, for buying the Edition watch isn't about owning the watch. Its about everyone else knowing you have it.

TL;DR
It's like being able to walk around with a Lamborghini on your wrist, you know, the one you just picked up because you turned in the Lamborghini you bought less than a year ago because this new one was just released, & you already took too many selfies in it, so you got a blue one this time because you needed a different color since you already have a black & red bugatti, & a silver Rose-Royce in your 4 car garage attached to your house in the Hamptons. Oh, & your name is Justin Beiber or something. Hope that can sum it up for you.

 

[chris975d]

They would happily wear a rubber or plastic watch because it did everything they need, and fair enough. I am worried about having to constantly defend the fact that I simply like other aspects of devices such as build quality, user experience etc etc.

This part is not, and will not be exclusive to just people wearing an Apple watch. It happens with almost any product that's either viewed as unnecessary or "too expensive"(i.e. "Luxury") than a comparable product. I get it daily from people that notice my Rolexes. I hear how it's too much money, why do I need a watch that costs that much when a $50 digital will work better, etc. Same with cars, expensive homes, etc.

 

[profmjh]

I just spoke to one of my students. He's 18/19. He said that no-one he knows has any interest in getting an Apple Watch. (He's the most popular person I know. He knows everyone.)

He says people his age don't wear watches full stop. They were raised on using their mobile phones to tell the time. So he sees no case for getting an Apple Watch.

 

[boy-better-know]

I'm really excited, but get negative comments (one time a colleague actually laughed at me) when I mention that I'll be picking one up on the first day.

Most popular comment: "yeah but what can they do?"

 

[chris975d]

What do your friends think?

None of these had the ambition, notability, & pre-launch popularity that the Apple Watch is having right now. I have an Apple TV, & the first time I heard of it was a month after its release when I walked into the apple store to get a case for my MacBook Pro. I can't even remember if there was a commercial for it lol. Ping was thrown on me through iTunes, & it showed nothing even worth me hopping on the forums to talk about. Never heard of Mobile Me, & why would anyone choose a shuffle these days anyway.

Don't pretend the sheeple don't exist, especially the Apple Sheeple, the most notorious herd of sheeple to ever exist. People would literally find any reason to to throw apple their money, even if the reason is no reason. & with as much talk the Watch is generating currently, positive & negative, Its clear its easily comparable to the Mac, iPhone, iPod, & iPad, and will most definitely not fall into the category of any one of those failed products.

I'm not one to throw out any predictions of whether or not it will be a huge success, especially when it comes to fashion. But I know Apple, & I know how people react to Apple, whether they are rich, broke, college budget, pre-teens, even younger than that. I know the self-centered feeling of superiority & popularity owning an Apple product can do to a person (I was most deff one of them when I got my MacBook, I'll admit). And I know the already snooty, high on money, Jersey Shore type people in the world would definitely look for yet another way to let the world know who they are & what they have that us regular people don't. The Watch may not appeal to the techies of the world, which is a minority, or the old money, fashionista, one percenters, who would prefer a REAL timeless piece of jewelry. But the watch will sell. The Edition Watch will superbly sell, especially, for buying the Edition watch isn't about owning the watch. Its about everyone else knowing you have it.

TL;DR
It's like being able to walk around with a Lamborghini on your wrist, you know, the one you just picked up because you turned in the Lamborghini you bought less than a year ago because this new one was just released, & you already took too many selfies in it, so you got a blue one this time because you needed a different color since you already have a black & red bugatti, & a silver Rose-Royce in your 4 car garage attached to your house in the Hamptons. Oh, & your name is Justin Beiber or something. Hope that can sum it up for you.

Ah...but your last TLDR makes my point. Why did you use Lamborghini and Rolls Royce in your example? Because they have history, HERITAGE, and are aspirational items. Things people strive and dream to own. That's why those owners you speak of flaunt those things. As I've said before, those same Lambo owners wouldn't buy and flaunt a solid gold Honda Accord.

"Apple is Apple" as you say, but that really only applies to the tech world. Apple is trying hard to become a fashion name with this. And in the fashion/luxury world, the Apple name doesn't have nearly the pull and desirability that it does in the tech world. No more than if Rolex, a company with much more prestige and "clout", tried to make a smartphone.

I would think that all the people in this thread mentioning all the outsiders (people outside the MacRumors/gadget community) that have said they have no interest in the Apple watch would indicate that Apple has an uphill battle here. Something they haven't had for a while.

 

[ToroidalZeus]

I just spoke to one of my students. He's 18/19. He said that no-one he knows has any interest in getting an Apple Watch. (He's the most popular person I know. He knows everyone.)

He says people his age don't wear watches full stop. They were raised on using their mobile phones to tell the time. So he sees no case for getting an Apple Watch.

You know what's ironic. the pocket watch came before the wrist watch.

The smartphone is basically a modern reinvention of the pocket watch. So we've basically come full-circle.

 

[sterl320]

Ah...but your last TLDR makes my point. Why did you use Lamborghini and Rolls Royce in your example? Because they have history, HERITAGE, and are aspirational items. Things people strive and dream to own. That's why those owners you speak of flaunt those things. As I've said before, those same Lambo owners wouldn't buy not flaunt a solid gold Honda Accord.

"Apple is Apple" as you say, but that really only applies to the tech world. Apple is trying hard to become a fashion name with this. And in the fashion/luxury world, the Apple name doesn't have nearly the pull and desirability that it does in the tech world. No more than if Rolex, a company with much more prestige and "clout", tried to make a smartphone.

lol no, not because of their heritage, & certainly not because of their history. Those maybe the reasons why they are so expensive, but the reason why they are mentioned in every rap/r&B/pop song today is BECAUSE they are extremely expensive. Most people couldn't even give you a brief 2 sentence synopsis of how these cars are made or even where they come from. But they buy them because they can, so all of the females walking down Ocean Drive & Collins Ave down in South Beach, Miami will throw their panties at you while you very slowly drive your car. THOSE kind of people, & the many many many people who are aspiring to be that kind of person will spend their last penny to get this watch if it meant it skyrocketed their social status amongst their peers & not-really-peers-at-all peers.

& "Apple is Apple" certainly does not only apply to tech world, for every prominent tech person know that they are MANY other phones & PC's that not only do everything iPhones & Macs can do, but better, but they've been doing them long before Apple was. There are many things PC's & Android phones can do that Macs & iPhones can NEVER do, not as well as a PC anyway. But what kind of person do you think made Apple, Apple? Who do you think buys more apple products than anyone else? I mean how many times in your lifetime have you heard, "I want an iPhone because its an iPhone and all my friends have iPhones." "I want the pink one cause I'm a girl & pink is my favorite color.""I hate when i get a text from somebody, and its the green bubble & not the blue bubble."

LOL! I'm kidding around, but nothing I'm saying is exaggerated or even a stretch from the truth. Apple is just that popular company that makes popular products because they're popular. Now, will this almost certainly apply to the Watch? Who knows. Maybe it won't. & if it does, it will certainly take time. Its not just a first generation product for apple, but its also in a fairly new category that many people just have not found much usage for yet, and that's fine. Having the general population take its time to wade & splash around in the 3ft part of the pool before diving into the deep end is not an unfamiliar concept. Far from it actually. But as more & more apps come out not just for the Apple Watch, but other smart watches as well, more and more people over time will be drawn to it. Just like Tablets & iPads, just like laptops & MacBooks, just like cellphones, & blackberry's, & three-way pagers.

 

[0007776]

I just spoke to one of my students. He's 18/19. He said that no-one he knows has any interest in getting an Apple Watch. (He's the most popular person I know. He knows everyone.)

He says people his age don't wear watches full stop. They were raised on using their mobile phones to tell the time. So he sees no case for getting an Apple Watch.

And that is going to be Apple's biggest problem with the watch, they will have to convince people that don't wear watches that they should, and so far I haven't seen them making that good of a case for that. They aren't going to get a large number of people who buy nice watches to switch so their target market has to be bringing the people who no longer wear watches back to wearing them again.

 

[chris975d]

lol no, not because of their heritage, & certainly not because of their history. Those maybe the reasons why they are so expensive, but the reason why they are mentioned in every rap/r&B/pop song today is BECAUSE they are extremely expensive. Most people couldn't even give you a brief 2 sentence synopsis of how these cars are made or even where they come from. But they buy them because they can, so all of the females walking down Ocean Drive & Collins Ave down in South Beach, Miami will throw their panties at you while you very slowly drive your car. THOSE kind of people, & the many many many people who are aspiring to be that kind of person will spend their last penny to get this watch if it meant it skyrocketed their social status amongst their peers & not-really-peers-at-all peers.

& "Apple is Apple" certainly does not only apply to tech world, for every prominent tech person know that they are MANY other phones & PC's that not only do everything iPhones & Macs can do, but better, but they've been doing them long before Apple was. There are many things PC's & Android phones can do that Macs & iPhones can NEVER do, not as well as a PC anyway. But what kind of person do you think made Apple, Apple? Who do you think buys more apple products than anyone else? I mean how many times in your lifetime have you heard, "I want an iPhone because its an iPhone and all my friends have iPhones." "I want the pink one cause I'm a girl & pink is my favorite color.""I hate when i get a text from somebody, and its the green bubble & not the blue bubble."

LOL! I'm kidding around, but nothing I'm saying is exaggerated or even a stretch from the truth. Apple is just that popular company that makes popular products because they're popular. Now, will this almost certainly apply to the Watch? Who knows. Maybe it won't. & if it does, it will certainly take time. Its not just a first generation product for apple, but its also in a fairly new category that many people just have not found much usage for yet, and that's fine. Having the general population take its time to wade & splash around in the 3ft part of the pool before diving into the deep end is not an unfamiliar concept. Far from it actually. But as more & more apps come out not just for the Apple Watch, but other smart watches as well, more and more people over time will be drawn to it. Just like Tablets & iPads, just like laptops & MacBooks, just like cellphones, & blackberry's, & three-way pagers.

Oh wow...you have a skewed concept of why brands become prestigious and aspirational. The people that only recognize the name and know nothing of the heritage still recognize the name because the people that DO know something about the brand value it because of the history. That's how luxury brands are built. Take Rolex. Lots of people couldn't tell you one thing about the history of the company. They just know Rolex = "expensive watch". But Rolex = expensive watch because of the name they have built themselves over the decades selling to people who DO understand why they are better than other watches. You don't just pop into an industry you have zero experience in, price a product at the upper limit (for the average person...Apple watch is a lot for a watch), and call yourself luxury.

But we are getting off track to the topic. Bottom line is, just from the responses in this thread, there is no where near the desire to own this product among the non-tech, non-MacRumors world as there has been with the iPhone or iPad.

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And that is going to be Apple's biggest problem with the watch, they will have to convince people that don't wear watches that they should, and so far I haven't seen them making that good of a case for that. They aren't going to get a large number of people who buy nice watches to switch so their target market has to be bringing the people who no longer wear watches back to wearing them again.

Yes. Apple isn't going to be swaying many people who buy expensive watches to switch, at least not right now, so they HAVE to try to sell primarily to people not wearing watches now, or at least not wearing "expensive" (relative term...whatever expensive is to the reader) watches. Which is a HUGE market to be sure. But...there got to be a good case for it. And right now it's more or less just an expensive wireless controller for your iPhone. That costs more than most people paid for their (carrier subsidized) iPhone. That may be a tough sell. I think Apple has forgotten that the only way their cash cow iPhone grew to massive popularity in the Americas (which led to their industry dominance) is when they decided to get the carrier subsidies and lessen the initial cost of the iPhone for the end user. If it had remained full cost only like the original iPhone, there's little way it would have grown like it did and take Apple to where it is now as a company.

 

[Sharkey311]

My brother in law wants one and is getting one, more and more friends (over 7 friends now) are deciding to get one, most within the first month. I'm excited because I want a lot of people I know to also have one so we can communicate with them. And once they see how they love communicating with it, they'll convince their spouses and girlfriends to get one too.

 

[iluvgadgets]

A few of my friends want one . I have the galaxy watch right now and it's fine. I like seeing email notifications, etc. I have the first one . It's great for now. I have a galaxy phone and an iPhone. I got the galaxy watch to pacify me till apple's watch came out lol

I will get the sports model, and be quite happy. I may give my daughter my galaxy watch. I'm surprised the Apple watch doesn't have a camera on it, my galaxy watch does. I don't take a lot of pics with it but I do sometimes for fun. I'm guessing Apple watch2 will have that feature.

I'm not real concerned with what my friends think. People spend money on what they want. I happen to love gadgets.

 

[fitshaced]

Take off all that stuff and where would the fun be?

I'm 48 and grew up on the edge of poor in a rough working class neighborhood. Which means I wore some cheap windups back in the day, from stores that were the equivalent of Walmart in their day. I lost track of how often I would look down and notice the watch had wound down or lost or gained some minutes because the internals were just that mediocre. Never was that a source of embarrassment so I can't imagine being embarrassed running out of battery (which happened on my Quartz watches all the time until I switched to automatics and kinetics and solar powered Quartz models from Seiko, Citizen and Pulsar when I could afford them)

I think "inconvenienced" would be my reaction but not embarrassed. My phone would still be around to tell me the time, anyway.

I'm getting the watch because I can. I'm getting it because Apple does what other companies do but makes whatever they're making more fun to own than the other guys do.

My husband and I had this argument over IPods vs. Rios vs Zune. He made me suffer through a Rio and a Zune even though I insisted I wanted an IPod. He had so many reasons why the others were better. All I could come back with was "It's an IPod. It's more FUN." So, I ceded to his superior logic about the superior specs and sound on the other devices.

And they did have good sound. But they were a pain in the tail to use and they never really integrated with anything else we owned. My husband's Rio flat out died for no apparent reason. And by golly even though my Zune was flamboyantly pink it was boring. No fun at all.

I finally got my freaking IPod experience when we got our IPhones. It was as much fun as I'd always dreamed. Lol, but yeah, the sound on my Zune was still better. And yet I didn't miss it and never went back to it.

It makes no sense. I make no sense. I just believe I'm going to have a ton of fun with this thing. Like the other old phart (no disrespect, just camaraderie) who posted on here, I saw it all start. My life spans those big old computers that used to take up entire buildings just to do a few computations. I was around for the home computing revolution. My Atari 800 XL and my Timex Sinclair are in my basement. My husband's Apple IIc is still set up and running. It's hard to describe the feeling of owning these devices that were part of the journey to where we are today.

I think wearables are the next big thing and I'd like to be a part of it, since I missed out on early adoption of the IPod and very first IPhone. Even if this particular iteration turns out to be a clunker, what the hell. It will be fun, I will have been a part of it, and I'm no longer the poor kid from the bad 'hood. I'm going to indulge. I've got hubby on board with it this time. He's learned to trust Apple and my sense of fun.

At the very least I will enjoy it for what it unapologetically is, an extension of my other Apple devices.

Yeah people are definitely taking me up wrong. Buy it if you think it's fun. Good for you. But maybe there should be two versions of this watch on release day, Apple Watch Work and Aplel Watch Play. The Work version including the essentials for notifications, fitness and waterproofing that last the workin week. The play version including the high res display, wrist based hrm, doodle messaging etc. I'm pretty sure I know which would sell better.

I think you're a bit sucked in by Apple though which hardly makes you balanced in this discussion.

 

[Lynnie27]

I had the Samsung Gear Neo and then the Gear 2, they were good but definitely missing something. I thought at the time that Android Wear would be the answer but the Samsung Gear live and LG G Watch, though impressive to begin with, lacked 'something' and I returned then within a week.

Then Apple announced the Apple Watch and I was blown away. The thought that has gone into this is amazing, it makes Android wear look like a kids play toy. I was waiting for the Moto 360 until I saw the Apple Watch announced and I fell in love so completely that I sold my Android phone and bought an iPhone 6+ mainly because of the watch.

None of my friends understand how amazing the Apple watch will be but I do expect that they will change their minds when they see mine demonstrated. I literally haven't been as excited about anything for years.

I think some of us need to exchange details so that we can use the touch features

 

[fitshaced]

I had the Samsung Gear Neo and then the Gear 2, they were good but definitely missing something. I thought at the time that Android Wear would be the answer but the Samsung Gear live and LG G Watch, though impressive to begin with, lacked 'something' and I returned then within a week.

Then Apple announced the Apple Watch and I was blown away. The thought that has gone into this is amazing, it makes Android wear look like a kids play toy. I was waiting for the Moto 360 until I saw the Apple Watch announced and I fell in love so completely that I sold my Android phone and bought an iPhone 6+ mainly because of the watch.

None of my friends understand how amazing the Apple watch will be but I do expect that they will change their minds when they see mine demonstrated. I literally haven't been as excited about anything for years.

I think some of us need to exchange details so that we can use the touch features

Missing what?

 

[Lynnie27]

Missing what?

That's just it, I'm not really sure. I just mean I think I wanted, and expected it to do a lot more than it did.

Apple have thought outside the box on this one and what they are offering is truly a SMART watch

 

[5105973]

I'm here at a family dinner and just asked my sister-in-law if she was interested in the Apple Watch. She had not heard of it. So I showed her the Apple site on my iphone and she is interested. She's 56. She has a gold IPhone 6plus that she got after seeing mine and my husband's. She had an IPhone 4 prior to the 6Plus. She thinks the price on the Sport is reasonable and seems interested in that model. She does work out at a gym and likes the idea of health and fitness oriented apps so far. She's in between jobs right now so she's going to take a look at mine and decide on it after she starts her new job.

But there was no attitude. No hesitation. Just keen interest and intelligent questions from her. She's very stylish and fashion oriented. She likes large bold jewelry but she also has a flair for pulling off the look with jewelry pieces that would look awkward on a lot of my friends and myself. Okay that's all I can sneak in. Back to the conversation!

 

[walshy1009]

None of my friends show interest in the Apple Watch with some of them talking crap about the product in general saying stuff like

"Why would Apple make a $10,000 watch!?!?"
"The design of the Apple Watch looks awful"
or
"It's just stupid"

Yet my best friend (The only one who pretty much gives a ******) said she's excited for me and that the Apple Watch looks really cool. She really likes the new animated emojis because she absolutely loves using emojis. She said she'd think about getting one but not for a while as her father just got her a FitBit Charge HR out of nowhere.

I'll be sure to get out some of the comments and questions I receive in a forum post when I first wear the Apple Watch to school.

 

[bunnicula]

I just spoke to one of my students. He's 18/19. He said that no-one he knows has any interest in getting an Apple Watch. (He's the most popular person I know. He knows everyone.)

He says people his age don't wear watches full stop. They were raised on using their mobile phones to tell the time. So he sees no case for getting an Apple Watch.

The beauty of that segment of the buying public is that they are consumers of all they see. If he starts seeing people wearing it? He'll buy one. Apple has yet to target that market specifically because they're low-hanging fruit and they typically have less cash to spend.

The geeky kids will buy them first.

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Yeah people are definitely taking me up wrong. Buy it if you think it's fun. Good for you. But maybe there should be two versions of this watch on release day, Apple Watch Work and Aplel Watch Play. The Work version including the essentials for notifications, fitness and waterproofing that last the workin week. The play version including the high res display, wrist based hrm, doodle messaging etc. I'm pretty sure I know which would sell better.

I think you're a bit sucked in by Apple though which hardly makes you balanced in this discussion.

And you want it to be something different than what she's wanting it to be. So, that makes you balanced?

I buy most of Apple's first gen stuff. Not all, though. I don't own an Apple desktop computer because I don't have a need for a desktop computer. I have owned them in the past, though. I don't own a MacBook Air. My 14yo daughter bought one, though. I have a rMBP. It suits my purposes.

Point being, I think the watch will be fun. But, Apple doesn't actually own my wallet.

 

[ToroidalZeus]

That's just it, I'm not really sure. I just mean I think I wanted, and expected it to do a lot more than it did.

Apple have thought outside the box on this one and what they are offering is truly a SMART watch

what does apple watch do over android wear and don't say heartrate.

 

[sterl320]

what does apple watch do over android wear and don't say heartrate.

they all pretty much do the same things, Apple is just better at promotion.

I'm sure the moto 360 is just as functional, but its not something that is spelled out to your average joe.

Apple has always done a great job in advertising their products, and making a person feel at home with it even before they actually bought it.

That alone can set it apart from its competitors.

 

[bunnicula]

what does apple watch do over android wear and don't say heartrate.

Look more attractive. Just like all other Apple products. They just put more thought into their products.