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| From | JEDIDIAH <jedi@nomad.mishnet> |
| Subject | Re: The stupid case sensitivity debate |
| References | (11 earlier) <bhvu0.3fa03@rooftop.invalid> <mf6ugm$kek$1@dont-email.me> <fgey93q.p3q@rooftop.invalid> <mf77po$pur$1@dont-email.me> <i11rd2sofiqp.ee9fhtlpkzlg$.dlg@40tude.net> |
| Message-ID | <slrnmhim32.243.jedi@nomad.mishnet> (permalink) |
| Date | 2015-03-30 09:06 -0500 |
On 2015-03-28, Tomas <tgif9fri@numo.net> wrote:
> On Sat, 28 Mar 2015 21:51:53 +0000 (UTC), ronb wrote:
>
>> On Sat, 28 Mar 2015 19:38:28 +0000, owl wrote:
>>
>>> ronb <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> On Sat, 28 Mar 2015 14:17:50 +0000, owl wrote:
>>>
>>>>> ronb <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>> On Sat, 28 Mar 2015 13:13:10 +0000, owl wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>> My prediction:
>>>>>>> It will fail parlty because nobody wants to wear a watch anymore,
>>>>>>> but mainly because it is not named "iWatch" and hence will not be
>>>>>>> seen as iCult-approved.
>>>>>>> Apple will follow this with the "iPocket" -- a pocket-watch version
>>>>>>> with a nice chain called the "iChain" of course, and sold
>>>>>>> separately.
>>>>>
>>>>>> I honestly think just about everyone should give up on the smartwatch
>>>>>> thing. But I guess they can do what they want. There will be a few
>>>>>> people who'll buy the things, I guess.
>>>>>
>>>>> https://9to5mac.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/image2.png?w=704&h=392
>>>
>>>> Is this a serious ad, or something from Onion?
>>>
>>> Got it here:
>>> http://9to5mac.com/2015/03/24/apple-sales-overhaul-apple-watch-fashion/
>>> Has a [9]5Mac logo on it. Is 9to5Mac a satire site? Hard to tell when
>>> the subject is Apple products.
>>
>> Alas, no -- 9to5Mac is NOT a satire site. Could these people be any more
>> shallow?
>
> Considering the huge success of devices like the FitBit the Apple
> watch could be a success for health conscious folks.
> I already have a FitBit so have no need for it.
> It's also quite ugly looking in my opinion.
> Linux users are extremely cheap so $349 is way over their budget.
It's also moot since there are devices like the fitbbit.
> If it sold for $19.95 on a late night infomercial they might take a
> stab at it though.
> Seems like a lot of sour apples here. If it was a Linux device the
That presupposes that this thing is actually a success by any way
of measuring that sort of thing. The market is already saturated with
devices of this kind. Many are cheaper and just as effective and many
are just more useful.
What does Apple have to offer the early adopters this time?
What do they have to offer the common rube that needs to be led
around by the nose and dragged into using this sort of thing?
[deletia]
Of course the ironic thing here is that the first smart watches were
silly Linux hacks that were way ahead of their time.
--
Truth is irrelevant as long as the predictions are good. |||
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Re: The stupid case sensitivity debate Slimer <slvrslmr@lv.c> - 2015-03-30 13:45 -0400
Re: The stupid case sensitivity debate DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2015-03-28 22:23 -0400
Re: The stupid case sensitivity debate Slimer <slvrslmr@lv.c> - 2015-03-28 22:40 -0400
Re: The stupid case sensitivity debate DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2015-03-28 22:43 -0400
Re: The stupid case sensitivity debate Slimer <slvrslmr@lv.c> - 2015-03-29 09:51 -0400
Re: The stupid case sensitivity debate DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2015-03-28 22:22 -0400
Re: The stupid case sensitivity debate Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2015-03-28 18:49 -0400
Re: The stupid case sensitivity debate "Ezekiel" <zeke@nosuchemail.com> - 2015-03-28 09:47 -0400
Re: The stupid case sensitivity debate owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2015-03-28 14:15 +0000
Re: The stupid case sensitivity debate Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2015-03-28 09:49 -0700
Re: The stupid case sensitivity debate owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2015-03-28 17:02 +0000
Re: The stupid case sensitivity debate Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2015-03-28 11:52 -0700
Re: The stupid case sensitivity debate Slimer <slvrslmr@lv.c> - 2015-03-28 10:16 -0400
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Re: The stupid case sensitivity debate Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2015-03-30 18:01 -0700
Re: The stupid case sensitivity debate DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2015-03-30 23:01 -0400
Re: The stupid case sensitivity debate Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-03-30 20:11 -0700
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Re: The stupid case sensitivity debate Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-03-30 19:09 -0700
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Re: The stupid case sensitivity debate Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-03-30 20:10 -0700
Re: The stupid case sensitivity debate DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2015-03-31 09:36 -0400
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Re: The stupid case sensitivity debate vallor <vallor@cultnix.org> - 2015-04-01 07:34 -0700
Re: The stupid case sensitivity debate Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2015-04-01 11:22 -0700
Re: The stupid case sensitivity debate DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2015-04-01 21:02 -0400
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Re: The stupid case sensitivity debate Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2015-03-30 11:30 -0700
Re: The stupid case sensitivity debate DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2015-03-30 12:44 -0400
Re: The stupid case sensitivity debate Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-03-30 10:06 -0700
Re: The stupid case sensitivity debate DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2015-03-30 20:51 -0400
Re: The stupid case sensitivity debate Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2015-03-30 18:02 -0700
Re: The stupid case sensitivity debate DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2015-03-30 23:01 -0400
Re: The stupid case sensitivity debate cc <scatnubbs@hotmail.com> - 2015-03-31 05:12 -0700
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Re: The stupid case sensitivity debate Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2015-03-31 12:08 -0700
Re: The stupid case sensitivity debate Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-03-31 10:49 -0700
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