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mk  ·  3497 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Andrew Hunzekerhesed: I am thinking of returning my Apple Watch

Yes, that's why I think the Apple Watch will be a dud with their current approach. They are trying to make it both a watch and a consumer electronic. There is a reason why all watches aren't digital, especially expensive ones. Expensive watches are luxury fashion items that age well.

Consumer electronics have a much shorter lifespan than expensive watches. Laptops are expected to last a few years; you aren't going to give your grandson your thirty-year-old Macbook or your thirty-year-old Apple Watch as a wedding gift, but you would give him your thirty-year-old Longines.

If the Apple Watch isn't a phone replacement, it needs to cost far less than one.