[SunkenCiv]

The Rio mp3 player was hugely popular with all the Mac users I knew back at the time, so it didn’t come as a surprise that the iPod took them by storm. The iPod opened the way for the iPhone, which in turn brought in a whole new group of Mac buyers. Apple’s repeatedly not exactly hit it out of the park in the much more natural path of integration represented by streaming video; AppleTV sells a bit of course, but there’s not enough to distinguish it from other streaming vid boxes. I can’t imagine where this watch idea is supposed to lead, or how it is supposed to realistically integrate with lifestyle to become indispensible like their iPhone line.

[Swordmaker]

The Rio mp3 player was hugely popular with all the Mac users I knew back at the time, so it didn’t come as a surprise that the iPod took them by storm. The iPod opened the way for the iPhone, which in turn brought in a whole new group of Mac buyers. Apple’s repeatedly not exactly hit it out of the park in the much more natural path of integration represented by streaming video; AppleTV sells a bit of course, but there’s not enough to distinguish it from other streaming vid boxes. I can’t imagine where this watch idea is supposed to lead, or how it is supposed to realistically integrate with lifestyle to become indispensable like their iPhone line.

I don't know about that... the Apple TV has sold upwards of 16 million units so far... that is more than "a bit." None of the others are anywhere close. Apple has actually said absolutely NOTHING about an iWatch. Apple does sell a LOT of streaming video content. This is all rumor and innuendo from analysts with wishful thinking.