I wear my father’s Rolex Oyster Perpetual that he purchased at a PX in Paris in 1954 for $100. it’s worth a little more than that now. Each day I put it on an think fondly of Dad. It is a marvel of engineering, this watch, and one day I will pass it on to one of my grown children. It will be on the wrist of someone in my family for at least 2 more generations, and now that the grand kids are getting older it looks like there will be a generation to follow them as well. I am content with my iPad and my Droid, my wife has her iPhone and a Droid Tablet (seriously). You may keep your symbol of technological capitalistic glory. Some things are too valuable to be given up....
I like “marvels of [mechanical] engineering” too. There is something nostalgic about it and it is fascinating ... the fascination that invisible electrons flowing through circuits too small to be seen do not engender.
BUT, once I get over the nostalgia and get back to reality, I want those invisible electrons, in their “too tiny circuits,” in order to get a lot of things done productively ... and Apple is the best at that productivity for the mass market!
Yup, your grandkids may appreciate having your father’s Rolex. They’ll wear it on special occasions, and treasure the heirloom. On most days, though, they’ll wear an Apple Watch 17, as it will provide pervasive functionality throughout their day every day. Likewise I’ll appreciate receiving dad’s vast library of paper books, but most of the time I’ll be reading whatever I want on a tablet with instant download and virtually no space limitations.