No! You need to check the history.
First off, the smart watch idea has been around since the Dick Tracy cartoons.
Then, actual smart watches were actually developed before even the PC became popular, which all came before the current smartphones and tablets.
Check the history:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smartwatch
The pebble smartwatch had been in development for years, before Google or Apple became involved.
Apple, has been following the leaders for a while, and while they may come up with some very nice products, they’re always trailing the competition. And now, whatever they put out, is of good quality, but, even in that area, the competition has them beat.
But, hey, it’s okay to be an iFanatic. Nobody will notice if we don’t tell the rest of the world.
Notice the log list of smartwatches in development? Apple is not on the list. Apple is now following even the “unknown” or unheard-of companies
Uh, Not exactly, the first watch with any kind of programable memory came out in 1983, certainly post Personal Computer era... Popularity was already a given with the Apple II and Commodore computers coming in 1976, the IBM-PC in 1982. Let's not revise history for your agenda. Watches capable of holding names, addresses, and phone numbers, and a couple of reminders, are certainly NOT the smart watches that are under discussion here, which is what was being discussed in circa 1980s.
Apple, has been following the leaders for a while, and while they may come up with some very nice products, they’re always trailing the competition.
iPads? iPhone? Both the number 1 selling products in the world in their product categories? Always trailing? Not by a long shot. Where are the better selling products? Not the Platform... product. Give an example. Feature lists are not enough. They have to work.
Notice the log list of smart watches in development? Apple is not on the list. Apple is now following even the “unknown” or unheard-of companies
Have you noticed that Apple has never announced they are developing a watch??? Nope. They have not. How can they be on the list of watches in development if they have not made such a development? Apple NEVER makes such announcements until they are ready to ship.