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darkpaw said:

I like the idea of having Siri somewhere other than my iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch, but I think they've got the price wrong here. Given that in the UK this will sell for a direct $ - £ conversion, I could get 7 Echo Dots for £349. 7 Echo Dots covers my house and garden summer house. I don't have £349 for every room. The Echo Dot does everything I need to, and it does more than one timer!

I've no doubt people will buy this, but I think it's far too overpriced for the majority. And yes, I know that Apple isn't in it for the majority (which is a bit of a weird way to run their business), but just think what they could achieve sales-wise if they sold it at a more reasonable price.

stageofhistory said:

qwwera said:

Good to see you guys start doing videos. Good job! Keep it up. 

I'm actually in two minds about videos on AI - They are great, but it makes harder for me to browse the Apple news at work when I should be working!

bitmod said:

I looked at one last week. The Apple store employee was touting the health feature of tracking pulse.
I told them my phone can also check my pulse. I then proceeded to show them how as they had no idea you could.
As the watch still needs to be paired to the phone - the only advantage of the watch is a little bit of convenience.

I could see it being handy for the fitness enthusiast who wants to monitor pulse while working out, (you have to be still for phone to work).
At this point in time thou, I still can't find a compelling reason to get one.
Anyone who is going to drop some serious cash on a watch for fashion isn't even going to consider a techy watch. They are going to get something mechanical that can be passed down to grandchildren. What's the shelf life of these watches? A couple years?

I think it would have to replace a phone to be compelling - and that tech is at least 10 years away.