Poll: The Apple Watch - who wants one?

Will you buy an Apple Watch?

  • Yes

    Votes: 106 12.7%

  • No

    Votes: 622 74.6%

  • Maybe

    Votes: 106 12.7%
  • Total voters
    834
I will get one :).

I am tempted to upgrade my MacBook Pro Retina (15", ~12 months old) to the new MacBook Pro Retina but I'm deciding if it is worth 'downgrading' to the 13" model for the new track pad. #firstworldproblems

I need to decide to either keep this MacBook Pro Retina and pick up a new MacBook Air Retina along with the watch, Replace the MacBook Pro Retina with a smaller MacBook Pro Retina and the watch. Bah.
 
mrochester said:
Not owning an Apple Watch doesn't stop all of your other stuff from working you know?
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(I probably should have been more specific)

Yes but I've generally become bored with the iPhone now. The Call of Duty yearly churn out for the same thing. The states getting features like apple pay and the music store streaming thing and the UK with nought. And how it seems the tech just isnt up to the same standards anymore as other products on the market. Plus the fact the 6 is now huge is my opinion, and too large.

The watch was the only thing that would likely have kept me in the market.

Technically, my contract doesnt expire for a while, so I image perhaps a iPhone 6S may come out by that point.. if its a step out there, abit different, advanced, then maybe I'll stick. But if its the standard mildly faster processor, camera and a couple more pixels. Nah.
 
ChocolateStarfishRammer said:
(I probably should have been more specific)

Yes but I've generally become bored with the iPhone now. The Call of Duty yearly churn out for the same thing. The states getting features like apple pay and the music store streaming thing and the UK with nought. And how it seems the tech just isnt up to the same standards anymore as other products on the market. Plus the fact the 6 is now huge is my opinion, and too large.

The watch was the only thing that would likely have kept me in the market.

Technically, my contract doesnt expire for a while, so I image perhaps a iPhone 6S may come out by that point.. if its a step out there, abit different, advanced, then maybe I'll stick. But if its the standard mildly faster processor, camera and a couple more pixels. Nah.
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It's probably an issue with over-hyped expectations not matching what reality offers. The best piece of advice I could give you would be not to expect your expectations to be met anywhere else either before you go spending mega-bucks on the 'next big thing'.
 
mrochester said:
It's probably an issue with over-hyped expectations not matching what reality offers. The best piece of advice I could give you would be not to expect your expectations to be met anywhere else either before you go spending mega-bucks on the 'next big thing'.
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I completely agree.

And dont get me wrong, I still think IOS is excellent, as much as its all abit samey now. It does need something new.. I'm not sure what that is, but then again apple aren't paying me ££££££ to think of it.

There are things that are excellent - obviously. But it seems to me atleast, that since Steve Jobs death, there's no real drive for innovation (in iPhone). But instead, a mindset that says lets just see how much we can make. Ok ok its a business, but that's not what made them great.
 
ChocolateStarfishRammer said:
I completely agree.

And dont get me wrong, I still think IOS is excellent, as much as its all abit samey now. It does need something new.. I'm not sure what that is, but then again apple aren't paying me ££££££ to think of it.

There are things that are excellent - obviously. But it seems to me atleast, that since Steve Jobs death, there's no real drive for innovation (in iPhone). But instead, a mindset that says lets just see how much we can make. Ok ok its a business, but that's not what made them great.
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Well then I've no idea what you're planning on buying as you've just described every for profit company under the sun.
 
ChocolateStarfishRammer said:
Just to round it off because I cba to look on their site, lets say that bracelet costs £300 to you and me.

How much do you think it costs apple to produce it?

I'd be shocked if it were even 10% of that.
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I'm sure the mark-up is high but it's a piece of precision engineering from high-grade materials. I think Apple have said that it contains 128 individual parts.

Similar bands from luxury watch manifacturers cost at least as much and often several times more.
 
Steedie said:
To me, they're pretty cheap. Not saying I'm Mr Money Bags, I just mean in terms of what it offers and how much I'll use it, it's pretty cheap
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I agree to be honest. It's not a terrible proposition provided that:
  • you think of it as a gadget, not a watch or an alternative to one
  • you use it to its full potential (home automation, Siri and messages, Apple Pay, fitness tracking etc.)
  • it has a useful life similar to that of an iPhone (three years or so)
  • support from developers is excellent. Truth be told it'll probably be far above and beyond that of support for Android Wear devices. This is by far the most significant point, and where most of the value will lie. More expensive, but quite likely a better product (you get what you pay for and all that).
Of course, the biggest usability issue is whether the thing will actually have long enough battery life when used to its full potential. I may buy one but that will be the kicker. Quite frankly I don't have my hopes up.
 
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lamboman said:
support from developers is excellent. Truth be told it'll probably be far above and beyond that of support for Android Wear devices. This is by far the most significant point, and where most of the value will lie. More expensive, but quite likely a better product (you get what you pay for and all that).
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Writing apps for the Apple Watch is really easy. I think we'll see much much every serious non-game iPhone app to have an Apple Watch extension.
 
Yes I will be getting a sport.

What gets me is some people spend thousands on a watch that just tells the time, but people kick off about a smart watch costing a few hundred....
 
eggcup said:
Yes I will be getting a sport.

What gets me is some people spend thousands on a watch that just tells the time, but people kick off about a smart watch costing a few hundred....
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100% right ... but some would argue that the £1000 jewellery watch wont go out of date, the Apple software will when the iphones get updated you can guarantee the watch will not be compatible a couple years down the line
 
I'd rather get a Rolex! I mean WTF, they are taking the p**s, £12k!!!!

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eggcup said:
Yes I will be getting a sport.

What gets me is some people spend thousands on a watch that just tells the time, but people kick off about a smart watch costing a few hundred....
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Exactly this, I find it quite bizarre that anyone could contemplate spending thousands on a watch that literally just tells you the time, and in a lot of cases doesn't even look that nice. It's really just a status symbol

This in comparison costs nothing (depending on the model) and offers a lot more in terms of functionality
 
ChocolateStarfishRammer said:
I completely agree.

And dont get me wrong, I still think IOS is excellent, as much as its all abit samey now. It does need something new.. I'm not sure what that is, but then again apple aren't paying me ££££££ to think of it.

There are things that are excellent - obviously. But it seems to me atleast, that since Steve Jobs death, there's no real drive for innovation (in iPhone). But instead, a mindset that says lets just see how much we can make. Ok ok its a business, but that's not what made them great.
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Agreed since Jobs passed on I think they went mental with the pricing! , I mean Apples always been expensive but they seem to be pushing it further now ...with Cheap versions (that are not cheap) and Premium version (Damn extortionate)

Examples: iPhone 6 and 6 plus, now the watch is 2 version, even the straps are like 300 quid a piece if you want to change!
 
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