It comes with the territory somewhat. Coke drinkers don't argue with Pepsi drinkers over which formula is better or whatever, but complex technology offers myriad avenues for argument.
The use of media adds another interesting dimension.
Posted on 04/17/2015 9:27:26 PM PDT by Swordmaker
I don’t know why this author has to insult Catholics to make his point.
That's a bug or a feature, depending on your perspective.
If you are thinking of it as a standalone watch, then obviously, it's broken. Lousy battery life, bulky, needs an iPhone to work ...
On the other hand, if you are used to carrying around an iPhone but are annoyed when it rings at inopportune times, and you have to take it out and check it, then, suddenly, the iWatch is a win!
It does what that Swiss relic did, only more accurately and without needing to be "set" (a quaint term having to do with calibration of a timepiece). And it lets you monitor most of the functions of your phone merely by looking at its face. Of course, it does need to be charged daily. But so does your phone (and you), more than likely. So, you just plug it in, alongside your phone, and that's that.
Same here.. . . why do some Freepers feel compelled to insult Apple users to make their points. . . they do it on every Apple thread.
But I think it's just about become a cult. It probably did a long time ago, but I'm pretty easygoing and like to cut lots of slack. But now I think it's nearly -- nearly -- there.
Viking2002 has summoned Swordswallower. Why, I don’t know. It’s like saying “Candyman” three times.
My advice: LEAVE THIS THREAD NOW.
If you don’t, you’ll feel dirty tomorrow.
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“...LEAVE THIS THREAD...” Jeez, that’s your “advice” after making four posts in the thread? You apparently feel irresistibly compelled to come to Apple related threads and hurl your insults at Apple products and Apple product users. There’s a certain sickness involved with that behavior, IMHO.
GAY HOOK-UP APP PLANNED FOR THE APPLE WATCH WILL NOTIFY YOU WHEN THE RIGHT GUYS ARE NEARBY
That's some cult. Over 1.2 BILLION iOS devices have been purchased in the past eight years, 500,000,000 of them just in the last three years. Apple iPhones have 33% of the South Korean market, the home market of Samsung and LG. They have 28% of the Chinese smartphone market. How exactly is that a cult. It is just people, like you, who like their products and are willing to buy them.
It comes with the territory somewhat. Coke drinkers don't argue with Pepsi drinkers over which formula is better or whatever, but complex technology offers myriad avenues for argument.
The use of media adds another interesting dimension.
Just what is this bloody thing supposed to be good for?
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The question is since you don’t own an Apple product or ever intend to, why do you care what it is good for?
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No, it’s a fair question.
I bought both the first and most recent versions of the iPad and an iPhone 5 and 6. I take them with me everywhere. I bought two versions of the iPod including the original. I love Apple gadgets and I’m a PC guy.
But I would like know: Just what is this bloody thing supposed to be good for?
I think the smart watch is a category that will eventually be ubiquitous. But that will probably be several years down the road.
I distinctly remember many, many articles about how the iPad would be a failure. Who wants a tablet instead of a laptop? You can’t really work on a tablet.
I'm not sure how the Cell Providers would handle this. I don't know if they could allow more than one device to use the same number without some changes to system. Also how much would people be willing to pay for all of this.
“I believe the (only) way the product will become a true success is if it becomes a fully-capable unit just like a iPhone. Fully capable as a stand-alone phone.”
When the iPhone was announced, the line was
“I believe the (only) way the product will become a true success is if it becomes a fully-capable unit just like a Mac. Fully capable as a stand-alone computer.”
Is there any idea if they are working on inductive charging, like a mat you could toss all these things on when you crash, and they charge without having to plug them all in separately?
Depending on how many times that happens, it could be a very expensive win, and it's not saving you anything if you end up having to get the phone out anyway.
That’s like starting with “I have a perfectly serviceable rotary dial landline phone; just what is this bloody ‘smartphone’ thing supposed to be good for?”
I'm traveling the next few days, gonna be scarce.
Expensive?its less than a dollar a day.
That’s like starting with “I have a perfectly serviceable rotary dial landline phone; just what is this bloody ‘smartphone’ thing supposed to be good for?”
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Nope. I can easily answer that question. But I’m baffled with regard to a device with a 1 square screen that can tickle your wrist that requires an iPhone to work. Baffled is an understatement.
But, of course, I never did like wearing a watch.
Such is the sad, pathetic live of an anti-Apple troll. I am almost hoping that Apple does stumble at something, so that these people can have at least one shining moment of glory in their lives and maybe have the opportunity to gloat a little.
It’s for the fact that phones are getting big to the point that they’re notably inconvenient to dig out of pocket, purse or briefcase just to check the latest notification, time, or other trivial glance.
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