10 best quotes about the Apple Watch

Didit Editorial

10 years ago

The Apple Watch (AKA “iWatch”) is possibly the most revolutionary device to hit computerdom in years, the greatest folly since the Edsel, or a bore we’ll forget about by Memorial Day.

Will luxury buyers consider shelling out thousands for a device that will be obsolete in a short time? Are Apple’s efforts to reinvent itself as a luxury brand laughable, or brilliant? The fate of the Apple Watch will surely tell an important part of this tale.

Here’s a sample of the widely diverging opinion on this new wearable computer, from Apple watchers, technology pundits, and the media and fashion elite:

“Apple’s watch could be as revolutionary as the first clocks”
Nicholas Carr, Time Magazine
http://time.com/3313069/apple-watch-iwatch-clocks-tech/

“The iWatch may be more fashion than function.”
Rebecca Ziegler, Marketwatch
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/why-teens-will-covet-apples-iwatch-2014-09-09

“Not a pretty watch. “
Aaron Souppouris, TheVerge.com
http://www.theverge.com/2014/9/9/6128663/the-apple-watch-is-designed-for-everybody

“There’s a question about how much of a consumer’s gadget budget Apple can command with a device that is roughly the same price of a high-end smartphone.”
John Shinal, USA Today
http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/columnist/2014/09/09/apple-stock-day-trader-iphone-watch-payments/15353061/

“It’s just one more thing to remember to charge throughout our busy days.”
Joseph Volpe, Engadget
http://www.engadget.com/2014/09/09/apple-watch-much-ado-about-nothing/

“Yeah, I want to play with it. And that says a lot right there. “
http://qz.com/262596/what-its-like-to-actually-wear-the-apple-watch/
Rich Jaroslovsky, Qz.com

“It could make my life worse.”
Todd Wasserman, Mashable.com
http://mashable.com/2014/09/09/why-i-wont-buy-apple-watch/

“It’s not so much a watch as an experience.”
Jon Phillips, MacWorld.com
http://www.macworld.com/article/2604309/meet-apple-watch-the-new-apple-smartwatch-with-a-clever-new-navigation-scheme.html

“Yawn.”
John Dvorak, PC Magazine
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2468228,00.asp