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How the Apple Ring will blow all the other smart ring manufacturers out of the water
The Meta Quest 3 has full color passthrough and it was announced and released before the apple vision pro. So no apple didn't come out with it first. If Apple does release a ring, I'm not expecting it to blow everything out of the water. I think it will be similar to the Apple watch and just get out the door and finally get better over with each generation. The original apple watch was like a beta release, and it was missing way too many functions but now I think it's great.
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Garmin challenges the Apple Watch Ultra with new smartwatches
Apple owns the overall smart watch market by a lot, but Garmen still owns the high end fitness market. The ultra runner's, triathletes, adventure racers, etc are all primary Garmen users. The apple watch Ultra was the first attempt to win these users over. Battery life was really holding apple back from this group because the standard apple watch wouldn't last long enough to finish a lot of these races. The Apple Watch Ultra was a good first attempt for this market, but Garmen still own it.jeff fields said:
Not so much! Apple Watch outsells the Garmin line by nearly 3-to-1, with much higher revenue and growth as well. So no. Apple is the standard-bearer in this category. To say otherwise would be distorting the facts.neoncat said:I realize this is the least critical of the top Apple fan sites and tailors its editorial to the most committed users accordingly (gotta make a dollar, no shade intended!), but given Garmin has a proven track record of making ruggedized smart watches tailored to that niche for years, and the AW Ultra is still the newcomer, wouldn't a more accurate headline be something like, "Year-old Apple Watch Ultra up now challenging refreshed Garmin options"?
There is nothing specifically wrong with the Apple Watch Ultra. It's a fine, one-size-fits-all product. But presenting the Apple option as the standard bearer through word choice is disingenuous fan service. All companies should have to work for every inch of their reputation through time, revisions, and responding to customer feedback, not have it handed to them for free.
