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Apple Watch, I think I get it - sekker - 09-10-2014
I realized a critical feature of the Apple Watch that I heard but did not understand until this morning.
The Apple Watch works with Apple Pay.
So what, you say?
It means that older iPhone owners who have iPhone 5, 5c and 5S models get to buy their way into the easy world of post-credit card payment by getting an Apple Watch.
Here's how I think the Apple Watch will land as a must-have:
1) It's a watch. As the smart phones have gotten bigger, getting them in and out of pockets or purses gets to be more of a pain. I was in the 'never look back and own a watch camp' before I got my Pebble. Now I use it all the time and every day.
2) It's an easy notification screen for texts and VIP emails.
3) It's easy payment. I just saved at least 5 minutes today by using the credit cad-only line for lunch. In a year, this will be the NFC-only line and checkout will be simply holding the smartphone - or Apple Watch! - in front of the reader.
All of the rest of the Apple Watch uses are extras, and good for niche markets. Fitness, Siri, etc - they will be used by some, but not everyone.
But the top three are all convenience factors for everyone, everyday.
Having a central place with my frequent sandwich club cards, gift cards, and credit cards all in one place - and literally accessible by the flick of a wrist - this is a big deal.
Convenience trumps everything in our modern world. Will everyone jump on the Apple Watch bandwagon right away? No - not every merchant will have the NFC system, etc.
But I can see a future where the Apple Watch - or its Android paralog - is soimething most current smart phone users own.
Re: Apple Watch, I think I get it - N-OS X-tasy! - 09-10-2014
I've already stated over at AS that I am much more excited about Apple Pay than I am about the AppleWatch.
It's not clear to me that the AW will enable the use of Apple Pay with older variants of the iPhone.
Re: Apple Watch, I think I get it - rgG - 09-10-2014
N-OS X-tasy! wrote:
I've already stated over at AS that I am much more excited about Apple Pay than I am about the AppleWatch.
It's not clear to me that the AW will enable the use of Apple Pay with older variants of the iPhone.
http://9to5mac.com/2014/09/09/iphone-5-5s-5c-apple-watch-apple-pay/
As you can see in the photo above from Apple’s website, the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus are listed as the two devices that are capable of doing Apple Pay payments by themselves. But the Apple Watch, which was also announced today, will apparently do the job even if you have the iPhone 5 or 5c. How? Apple says you “just double-click the button below the Digital Crown and hold the face of your Apple Watch near the contactless reader.”
Re: Apple Watch, I think I get it - tenders - 09-10-2014
So who needs the Apple Watch?
1 - as a clock: already have; don't understand why people don't appreciate regular watches for just telling the time and looking good on a wrist
2 - agreed, some utility to this, but how much hassle is this convenience worth dealing with?
3 - an issue. I am not sure just swiping an Apple Watch across a payment device is going to cut it: somebody coaxes your Watch from your wrist, do they have your credit cards? So you're going to need the phone around anyway for security.
Then there is the problem of keeping it charged. My current electric watches go 18 months between battery changes, and my mechanical watches can go 36 hours between windings, which is more time than I go between showers. They are, for all intents and purposes, maintenance-free.
And I personally find the Apple Watch clunky-looking. I understand the appeal for some, but consider tenders a skeptic on the Watch's mass appeal.
Re: Apple Watch, I think I get it - ztirffritz - 09-10-2014
What I saw during the presentation, an on Apple's website was that the Apple Watch requires iPhone 6 or 6 Plus. Scant details on why, or what happens if you buy an Apple Watch without an iPhone 6.
Re: Apple Watch, I think I get it - rgG - 09-10-2014
ztirffritz wrote:
What I saw during the presentation, an on Apple's website was that the Apple Watch requires iPhone 6 or 6 Plus. Scant details on why, or what happens if you buy an Apple Watch without an iPhone 6.
I also works with the 5, 5S, and 5C
Re: Apple Watch, I think I get it - Paul F. - 09-10-2014
ztirffritz wrote:
What I saw during the presentation, an on Apple's website was that the Apple Watch requires iPhone 6 or 6 Plus. Scant details on why, or what happens if you buy an Apple Watch without an iPhone 6.
So it's not REALLY a $349, it's a $349+$299 device if you don't already have an iPhone 6...
Re: Apple Watch, I think I get it - rgG - 09-10-2014
Paul F. wrote:
[quote=ztirffritz]
What I saw during the presentation, an on Apple's website was that the Apple Watch requires iPhone 6 or 6 Plus. Scant details on why, or what happens if you buy an Apple Watch without an iPhone 6.
So it's not REALLY a $349, it's a $349+$299 device if you don't already have an iPhone 6...
Or you already have a 5, 5S or 5C
Re: Apple Watch, I think I get it - Paul F. - 09-10-2014
rgG wrote:
[quote=Paul F.]
[quote=ztirffritz]
What I saw during the presentation, an on Apple's website was that the Apple Watch requires iPhone 6 or 6 Plus. Scant details on why, or what happens if you buy an Apple Watch without an iPhone 6.
So it's not REALLY a $349, it's a $349+$299 device if you don't already have an iPhone 6...
Or you already have a 5, 5S or 5C
Not if I want to use ALL of the features of my new $349 accessory, apparently... Unless I'm misreading, of course.
It's out of my price range in any case....
Still want one, but think that the "planned obsolescence" railroading is getting a little heavy handed.
Re: Apple Watch, I think I get it - decay - 09-10-2014
You can't really think of it as just a watch, even though Apple has simply named it that.
It's like calling the iPhone a phone.
Or the Macbook Pro a typewriter.
It's a wrist-mounted mini-computer with wireless capability and contact-based communication.
It's not for everyone.
It's not priced for everyone.
It's not marketed for everyone.
Neither was the first iPod.
Neither is Google Glass.
In fact, very few high-end niche products are aimed at the masses.
Range Rover. Jaguar. Ferrari.
Just vehicles, right?
Overpriced, with features most of us don't need.