How to Pretend Apple Watch Is a Failure No Matter What

Mac Observer ^ | Apr 13th, 2015 7:50 PM EDT | Bryan Chaffin

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Pretend?

[Swordmaker]

How the Analysts will make the Apple Watch a failure no matter how good the sales figures are. . . — PING!

Apple Watch a failure?
Some Analysts claim it will be,
and they're going make it so!
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[JohnBrowdie]

Apple people are creepy. Just one small example; you charge your droid, but you “feed” your iPhone. just creepy.

[Scutter]

It’s a really nice product, and a huge improvement over the smart watches from other companies.

Personally, I don’t see myself owning any smart watch until the battery life increases dramatically. I like my Citizen watch that charges the internal battery via a built-in solar panel.

But if you don’t have an issue charging it every night, and I think many people won’t mind that at all (after all, they do that for their phones), then this seems like the device to get.

It does seem like it would be very convenient to see whose calling or what your next meeting is without having to pull out a phone.

Am interested to hear if anyone here has one, and if so what your impressions are.

[dp0622]

They are. But I’ve put my head in a noose more than once when I remember that I sold at 80, PRE SPLIT, five years ago. What would I have done with hundreds of thousands of dollars anyway lol. /sobbing

[Wyrd bið ful aræd]

Never been a fan of fancy doodads. Or watches for that matter!

[Ethan Clive Osgoode]

Did you buy one?

[max americana]

"Here’s what I’m going to do if Apple does manage to sell 50 million watches by April 24, 2016, a year from the starting ship date: I’ll get a T-shirt made that says, 'I ♥ Tim Cook' on the front and 'You were right. I was wrong' on the back. Shouldn't it be "I'll turn homo for Tim Cook"?

[Fungi]

Not going to buy it. Call me a bigot Mr. Cook.

[Some Fat Guy in L.A.]

I don’t own an Apple product nor do I intend to ever do so. Just what is this bloody thing supposed to be good for?

[kvanbrunt2]

when the group of us worked on the original mobile phone software, we joked about the dick tracy watch being done eventally. we weren’t geniuses but we knew it was coming. now it’s here that was in 1983 amps

[LanaTurnerOverdrive]

Apple people are creepy. Just one small example; you charge your droid, but you “feed” your iPhone. just creepy.

Been using Apple products of ALL kinds for over 20 years. Never heard that one before.

[Cringing Negativism Network]

I believe the (only) way the product will become a true success is if it becomes a fully-capable unit just like a iPhone. Fully capable as a stand-alone phone.

For example, I might just buy one then.

In which case, it competes against every other Apple product. Big time. And other units will likely, soon follow, and a competition will become truly amazing.

If is doesn’t allow people to communicate the same way, I don’t believe it will truly attract the same sort of consumer audience.

But in that case... someone else will produce a stand-alone phone in a watch, and they will rule that market.

Badly hurting Apple.

Things will get interesting soon, I believe.

[Ethan Clive Osgoode]

Just what is this bloody thing supposed to be good for?

It's a gay status symbol and fashion statement. Wearing one means you're on side with Timmy Cook.

[867V309]

The TimmyC® find a queer app is sure to make it a success amongst the 2.5%.

[itsahoot]

Just what is this bloody thing supposed to be good for?

The question is since you don't own an Apple product or ever intend to, why do you care what it is good for?

[House Atreides]

I’m seeing lots of posts on Apple threads by folks who seem to have inherited the discernment/vision of their great, great grandfathers who stood on the side of the roads yelling “Get a horse!” as other folks in early cars drove by.

Some folks have major problems with “the vision thing”.

[867V309]

Some folks have major problems with “the vision thing”.

Well, a "watch" which Apple admits they don't know how to mass produce, needs an iphone in your pocket to work, may or may not be available sometime later this year, and is manufactured by a company promoting the queer agenda.

No thanks.

[PA-RIVER]

I got the Pebble watch for 95 bucks.
It’s great, messages are immediately seen on the wrist. Honestly, surprised how much I like it. I keep the weather app on the face.

It’s also for straight people so I had to get one. I can’t wear the gay watch.