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tmay said:

danvm said:

EsquireCats said:

danvm said:

MacPro said:

I am not surprised.  My Rolex has been in a drawer ever since I got my first Watch.

In a few years, it will the opposite, the AW will be in the drawer, stuck with an old version of WatchOS, while the Rolex will be working like new.  

What bullshit - I bought an Apple Watch because I was tired of having to reset the time on my 2 year old, $8k Tag heuer “chronometer”. Also the Crown’s thread wore away inside of a year and needed replacement. (Which they weren’t willing to do for free.)  

The idea that these brands are producing a high-value, quality item is purely marketing. It’s typical fashion “thin end of the wedge marketing”.

Why would Tag Heuer fix your out of warranty watch free of charge?  Do you think that Apple would repair free of charge a $10k out of warranty Apple Watch Edition?  I don't think so.  Second, I suppose your Tag Heuer it's working like new after the repair.  Compare that to the Apple Watch Edition, which customers pay +$10K for a watch that is stuck with WatchOS 4.  Does this means "high-value" for you?  I suppose "quality item is purely marketing" for Apple too.  

For the price of a “luxury” Swiss watch, I can buy a stainless steel Apple Watch every year for over a decade - then just give them away for free to friends after the year is up. 

Also the ASP for Swiss watches is not as high as some people might think. While apple doesn’t disclose figures, I think it’s a fair bet to say that they have comparable ASPs. 

Are you saying that Apple Watches are disposables compared to luxury Swiss watches?  And Apple may have similar ASP to many Swiss watches, but there are others that are miles ahead of Apple ASP, and high end customers have no problem purchasing them.  Compare that to a $10K Apple Watch Edition, that is stuck at Watch OS 4, and was discontinued after a year and a half.  Do you think this is a good sign for a "luxury" watch?

Given the the Edition was created primarily to juice the initial sales of the Watch, and few were manufactured, I'm not seeing your point. People that bought those would almost certainly have expected them to be obsolete within the short expected lifetime of the electronics, and more to the point, the people that actually received them considered them bling same as a Tag Heuer.

I can afford to buy and replace an Apple Watch over and over again for my lifetime cheaper than someone can afford to buy, clean, adjust, and repair a Tag Heuer over its lifetime, and I certainly can expect a hell of a lot more productivity from the Apple Watch than you can ever obtain from your Tag Heuer, whose purpose is almost certainly bling, with a side of time. That a Tag Heuer may have some value to collectors is not all that relevant.

dewme said:

all manner of country specific power adapters (why do UK and Singapore wall plugs have to be of such Titanic proportions?), that also function as bludgeoning weapons. 

maestro64 said:

viclauyyc said:

Why not sue Congo government for failing to protect their young citizens?

Because there is no money in that.

Or sue the mine owners, or go after the end users because they will not give up their cheap electronics.

Why didn't the last US administration add lithium and cobalt to the list of conflict mineral list coming out the Congo. This is nothing new for the Congo.

dewme said:

loquitur said:

iPhone Nein might not sell well in Germany.

But Beatles fans will pick up the slack.

I know that names don't matter much, but I REALLY wish Apple would revert and revise the entire "X" naming scheme and pony up to the bar with the simple "10." Just call and forever refer to the damn thing in print as an iPhone 10, iPhone 10s, iPhone 10s Max, etc., and bury the silly "X" naming scheme like it never happened. There's nothing cooler that saying "My iPhone is a perfect 10." You know and I know that 90% of people call the "iPhone ten" the "iPhone Ex." Just imagine the horror of appending an "X" to the iPhone SE successor. 

The Roman Empire collapsed. Leave it buried.