I saw a headline the other day that said something like "with the introduction of the watch, Apple has lost its soul"

As a lover of watches, and even as kind of an apple fanboy - I tend to agree.

I looked through the pricing of the watch. The most expensive from the apple store is $17,000.

I then maxed out the specs on the top of the line machine that apple offers. The Mac Pro, fully loaded with displays, and for good measure, I threw in an 8TB high speed storage array. The cost - MAXED OUT is $16,158.

so there it is. if you had $17k to burn, you could buy a pipe-hitting desktop computer that would likely remain relevant for longer than most desktop computers and be screaming fast while you have it.

Or... you could buy a fashion accessory that will likely be obsolete in 2-3 years. Oh - and clocking in at $17,000, you're getting exactly the same functionality as a $349 watch.

Luxury watches are supposed to age well. Consumer electronics do not.

too right - I still have the original iPhone (in a box in a drawer)... it was truly obsolete in 4 years.