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  • Kuo: Apple Watch shipments to decline in 2016 despite new models, lower prices

    I believe this, and I doubt Steve jobs would be too happy with the Apple Watch design. I have the first gen and other than fitness tracking and apple pay it's not a super compelling device, even with watch os 3. It makes more sense to whip out my iPhone to check and respond to notifications and apps rather than fumble around with the tiny screen. I feel like a walking advertisement as an apple lover which I don't like and I don't get that feeling at all using my iPhone. I enjoy using my apple products but the Apple watch as of right now is a mass market failure (as is the entire smartwatch category) and don't really see any need to ever buy another one in the future. I don't care for the fitbit wristbands either but their dashboard app is way better than Apples fitness tracking interface I see tons of people using them because of the simplicity it offers along with not being tied down to an Apple or Android ecosystem. I believe anyone who's serious into fitness and isn't an Apple fanboy will buy a better alternative dedicated to fitness tracking and not a smartwatch to wear all day.
    Then why the bloody hell did you buy it?  Or even more importantly why the bloody hell are you still wearing it if you think you are a walking advertisement?  Sell it dude...but you haven't so there must still be something you like about it.

    And I'm not sure I understand why the Apple Watch needs to be compared to the iPhone as far as adoption and sales go.  It is an accessory that works with the iPhone or stand alone.   But it is a different category and product.  Sales numbers do not have to be the same.  It would be like comparing Bluetooth Keyboards to Laptop sales...they work together or separately...no one should expect the sales numbers or adoption to be the same.

    As far as what the fitness folks buy and wear...well that is their choice.  The Apple Watch is clearly a more complex product than the FitBit and it will take some time to smooth out their interface, etc. but they did a lot with WatchOS 3 and I think they have made a huge gains.  At this point, I think for most things they match FitBit.  And now that Corporate America is getting on board (Aetna)...I think you will see the adoption and sales skyrocket.

    In the end, I still use my original Apple Watch and love it.  I use it for it to tell me the time and my "Killer" app of all things is the built-in timer.  I use that like 6-7 times a day.  It is amazing how much it helps me.  And once I got a call why while driving and it was so easy to answer the call right from my phone....very safe too as my eyes never left the road.


      
    watto_cobratcuprof
  • This week on AI: 'Touch bar' MacBook Pro in late Oct., all-glass casing on 2017 iPhones & more

    You know I've seen that picture of the 'Touch Bar' so many times that I really hope it looks like that or even better. The creator of the picture (I can just barely see the name Martin H.?) I hope is getting some serious royalty's for the use of it. On a side note, I think the Touch Bar is really cool (if it looks like that) and will open up a world of new use cases. We'll probably wonder how we ever did without it. But I'm just surprised no one has done this before or have they? Anyway, can't wait... :)
    equality72521
  • Apple acknowledges tracking iMessage metadata and sharing it with law enforcement

    Josh Foer said:
    I think that’s fair too, but the headline still reads as bad press for Apple so I give it two days until Dilger posts a long-winded story chronicling Apple’s revolutionary work in encryption, starting from April 1, 1976. Work your magic, Apple PR boy.
    Agreed.  Excellent article.  Thank you.
    watto_cobra
  • Apple acknowledges tracking iMessage metadata and sharing it with law enforcement

    Yes I agree as well. I see nothing that Apple did wrong here and working with Law enforcement like this when they have a valid subpoena is a good thing.  The headline of this article was dubious though but it was designed to make me click it and read it.  I mean it could have said "Apple continues to be a responsible company and works with Law Enforcement".   Well, you get my drift...current headline makes them seem like that are divulging private information...
    mwhitelkruppmacxpresspscooter63watto_cobralightknightjony0
  • CurrentC inches closer to death as Apple Pay adds over 30 banks

    Please know that I'm not meaning to bash Apple (or Apple Pay) when I write this, but honestly I don't really get it too much. I have an Apple Watch and I have used Apple Pay with it, but it was never like a game-changing moment. Partly my fault in that I forget what button to press to bring up Apple Pay on the watch but even the few items it all worked I guess it was just okay. Using a credit card would have been just as well. Again, not earth-shattering cool by any means for me. But I keep reading about how Apple is getting more and more banks and places to come on board...but I never really know why. Is it just to sell hardware? I can't imagine people going the way of Apple just for this. Maybe a little bit sure...but all this has got to be costing Apple some good money. I can say the Share price sure doesn't reflect this initiative. Anyway, no harm no foul I guess so keep going and maybe the new generation prefers all this.
    ronnrazormaid