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comment by Merlin
Merlin  ·  3432 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Apple Watch Sales Drop 90 Percent From Opening Week

I really think Apple kind of dropped the ball on their watch. Samsung's line of Gears is way more beneficial to me. With the new ones having their own number and ways of connection you don't even have to have your phone anywhere near you for the watch to function. They have mics, cameras, apps, and all that jazz. I have been using the 1st generation Gear for a little over two years now and haven't had any problems; I love my watch. I can change the face style to any design, picture, color scheme I want so that when I'm dressed up for an event or something I can take five seconds and make the Gear match my tie or undershirt or anything else. When I'm out skiing I can change to be fluorescent orange with the weather conditions under the time and even control what music I'm listening to while I time my runs. All without having to dig through all my snow gear to access my phone. The Apple watch doesn't really seem to have any features that make it something that is really useful. I suppose that might be said about a lot of products Apple pushes out nowadays. They seem to be on a slow decline ever since Jobs passed.





caterpie  ·  3432 days ago  ·  link  ·  

One of the biggest issues that Apple has faced since Jobs passed away is brand dilution. Before his death, it was pretty easy to pick out a Mac or iPhone from far away, as they were tech staples in popular culture.

Unfortunately, beginning with the iPhone 5c, Apple tried to get too fancy. I thought the 5c could have been a throwback to the 1998 iMac, but they kept up with increasing options, which is arguably the opposite of what made Apple appealing. Too many choices is a bad thing for the common consumer, especially one that got used to Apple's standard black/white color choices, save a few generations of the iPod nano.

Now there's, what, 38 options? Too much brand dilution. I don't know if I'd recognize an Apple Watch the same way I recognized the first iPhone, iPad, or iMac.

Watches seemed like the next logical step, but they did it poorly. Too many choices too late hurt this release.

Merlin  ·  3432 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I couldn't agree more. My favorite part of Apple was always the limited number of options that gave you the distinct Apple feel. It seems like instead of moving forward they are moving sideways. Focusing on fancy, shiny things instead of innovative tech.

deadnagastorage  ·  3429 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Oh no all these options, why are there so many options, said nobody ever.

deadnagastorage  ·  3429 days ago  ·  link  ·  
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