The Apple Watch (AK
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
