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Originally Posted by DaFace
I've had my eye on the Moto 360 for a while now - it's a damn classy looking watch. I agree that the Apple watch isn't anything special, but I think it looks nicer than the square watches that Samsung and LG have put out so far. Combine that with the fact that there's no cross compatibility, and I bet that the Apple Watch will sell reasonably well.
Of course, I haven't convinced myself that $250 for a watch is worth it in general let alone $350. It'll be interesting to see how many people are willing to drop that kind of dough on a watch.
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You'd be surprised. It isn't hard to drop that kind of cash on accessories. I mean there's no way I am going to do it, but it isn't hard.
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Originally Posted by AustinChief
The compatibility issue is the only thing that should save Apple on this one. I doubt anyone is going to switch platforms over a watch.
The real issue is that Apple seems to be content to play catch up these days. When was the last time they did anything remotely innovative? I like to piss on the Apple fanboys out there but Apple failing this hard isn't good for anyone. I hope they get their shit together.
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I agree. Initially I started with Apple after I dumped crackberry because all the android based systems were so all over the place with quality and feel, and nothing (at the time) could compete with battery life. Then when I switched, I was GODDAMNED busy and didn't want to switch.
It's a far different environment now a days. If I were switching today, it would likely be an android device.
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Originally Posted by Cochise
I would be interested in the iwatch if it would replace the iphone. If it had a phone and could send and receive texts and do light web tasks. Then I would be first in line. I don't enjoy doing many other tasks on a little phone screen... or even having to carry a phone around at all.
To me, wearable tech needs to constitute an improvement over something I already have. I don't want an additional device I need to carry around. I want something that replaces what I have without losing any function I consider essential.
I don't think we are all going to feel we "need" smartphones that much longer. We are surrounded by wifi or nearby computer terminals at work or schools most of the time. We can get to computers in minutes or seconds if we need to do a heavier computing task. Voice rec and some time to mature will have wearables to the point where we don't feel like we need 4 different kinds of devices around.
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Disagree. I'm virtually never around wifi.