And the screen of the apple watch will be the exact same of the cheapest to the most expensive gold apple watch. I mean, the software beats the hardware every time. The software and the screen is the same. So enjoy it and use it if you find it useful to your needs.
Personally i hope apple watch will give Voice Over an increase of users. Think of it, its a very little screen and there are many low vision people out there. Maybe they find the Voice Over software useful? Especially Outdoors at the bus stop or when walking etc, too much sun or light for the screen. Or maybe not, but if, apple software developers will give Voice Over higher priority. Take care 12. mars 2015 kl. 12:22 skrev Joanne Chua <shuang.an...@gmail.com>: maybe is a shock for lots of people, but there are ordinary watches out there that cost more than 20,000USD that are targeted to those that have thousands and thousands of money as spare change. Apple already said it very clearly that this is for the high end market, and BBC Business report already expecting 100,000 to 300,000 world wide sales for the 10,000 and 17,000 model. Why people buy a watch that is 17,000USD? well, why people live in a non detach house instead of live in an appartment block or a townhouse? We can also argue that people living in an apartment got just as good bed, kitchen, as those that is in a house anyway. Joanne Chua The flip side of Inclusion is Exclusion. Leaders For Tomorrow 2013 Candidate Send from my iPad > On 12 Mar 2015, at 15:35, Sieghard Weitzel <siegh...@live.ca> wrote: > > One thing I can almost guaranty and that is the the Apple Watch will be a > success and it will boost the wearables market to a new level. Others will of > course again follow just as they did with the iPhone and iPad, but Apple will > have the lion share of this market for the foreseeable future. When they > introduced the iPad many skeptics said the same thing and predicted it was > just a toy and something which would pass quickly. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of > Terrie Arnold > Sent: Wednesday, March 11, 2015 2:32 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Apple's $10,000 question: How to stop Apple Watch from becoming > obsolete > > Will anybody who's going to spend $10,000 for the Apple Watch it's bragging > rights, for sure to say I have a $10,000.18 karat gold Apple Watch. These > will be high-end items in Japan and China and in air countries for sure as > those countries for many people have a lot of money just laying around that > can be used on toys such as this and I see this one this watch is truly a toy > and it can grand only the people with a lot of expendable money will buy this > high-end a stockbrokers well maybe not because they would say it's not a wise > investment is not worth what it would cost for the Goldmine sure we're golden > maybe $2000 an ounce right now and it's only the basil of the watch that's > gold the rest is black so it's not even a solid Gold watch anyway. > > So may be that the chief you watch the stainless steel one would be one that > people would get but like you said I would not buy the first one on the door > wait if you times to see how it goes and how reliable it is but if it would > work with voiceover that would be great but I really don't think it does so > it's just a toy status symbol someone to say see what I got I got a new > iPhone watch some home > Look at the Google watch where did that go nowhere no worries no one is > buying the Google watch it all it's marked down to a fourth of the value on > eBay right now if that so this may be another golden golden goose egg that > goes nowhere > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Mar 10, 2015, at 5:33 PM, M. Taylor <mk...@ucla.edu> wrote: >> >> Hello Everyone, >> >> I enjoyed the presentation yesterday where Apple showcased the new Apple >> Watch, again. >> >> I was planning on purchasing the watch when it is released in April, 2015 >> but, after reading the following cNET article, I may wait for the second >> generation. I just don't know. >> >> Anyway, enjoy the article at the bottom of which you may find its direct >> URL. >> >> Until Next Time, >> >> Mark >> >> Apple's $10,000 question: How to stop Apple Watch from becoming obsolete >> >> Apple enters the high-end watch market with the 18-karat gold Apple Watch >> Edition. But CEO Tim Cook stays mum about how to keep the smartwatch >> relevant a year or two down the line. >> >> by Shara Tibken >> @sharatibken >> March 10, 2015 5:00 AM PDT >> >> Apple CEO Tim Cook reveals the 18-karat gold Apple Watch Edition will range >> from $10,000 to $17,000. Tim Stevens/CNET >> >> Apple expects some iPhone owners to shell out more than $10,000 for a >> smartwatch. And it hopes they don't care if it becomes outdated in a year. >> >> The Cupertino, Calif., electronics giant on Monday revealed pricing for the >> three models of Apple Watch, which will be available April 24 in nine >> countries. The device starts at $349 for the basic Apple Watch Sport version >> and goes up to $17,000 for the premium Apple Watch Edition. >> >> That huge price gap comes from the use of the materials in the watches -- >> 18-karat gold for the high-end Edition versus aluminum for the Sport -- but >> not for any of the actual features. iPhone owners won't be able to do any >> more with the expensive gold number than with the entry-level model -- >> beyond showing off their ability to afford a wearable device that costs more >> than some cars. >> >> By pricing its smartwatch that high, Apple, one of the world's largest >> makers of smartphones and tablets, is setting itself up as a luxury watch >> seller. But the transition could be tricky. The computing world is moving >> faster than ever before, as technology executives like to tell us, and >> what's new one day may easily be outdated a few months later. Spending >> $10,000 to $17,000 on a golden gadget that could become obsolete in a year >> is a risky proposition, especially since we don't yet know if Apple will >> have a trade-in program, how it will support older devices in the future and >> whether any of the components in the device are replaceable. >> >> "Although the watch's features are exceptional, almost all activities can be >> done with an iPhone, rendering the watch a completely discretionary gadget, >> highly dependable on disposable income, price and recent expenditures," >> noted Sarah Kahn, an IBISWorld technology analyst. >> >> Apple declined to comment for this report beyond the comments made Monday by >> CEO Tim Cook. >> >> "Apple Watch is the most advanced timepiece ever created," he said during a >> press event in San Francisco. "It's a revolutionary new way to connect with >> others and a comprehensive health and fitness companion." >> >> History has shown that buying the first generation of a new Apple product >> often isn't the smartest move. Apple tends to update its products in short >> order -- usually within a year and sometimes even earlier. And it >> incorporates new features in each update that make the prior model less >> attractive. Consider the bigger screens and Apple Pay mobile payments in the >> iPhone 6 and 6 Plus, introduced in September 2014, the TouchID fingerprint >> sensor for the iPhone 5S the year earlier, and the Siri digital voice >> assistant for 2011's iPhone 4S. >> >> And then there's Apple's fluidity with pricing. When Apple started selling >> the first iPhone in June 2007, it offered an 8GB version for $599 and a 4GB >> model for $499. But in September of that year, it discontinued the 4GB model >> and slashed the price of the 8GB model by $200. After early iPhone buyers >> complained, they got a $100 gift card to use at Apple retail or online >> stores. >> >> But they still paid a cost for being an early iPhone adopter. >> >> It was the second-generation iPhone, the 3G, that really attracted consumers >> in high numbers. Apple sold more units of the iPhone 3G in the first quarter >> it was on the market (6.9 million) than it sold of the first-generation >> device in its first five quarters combined (6.1 million), Apple reported in >> April 2009. That's partly because it had more wireless carriers on board, >> partly because the second generation was just a better device and partly >> because the app store, then one year old, offered iPhone customers thousands >> of apps that extended the functionality of the phone. >> >> When you're spending more than $10,000 for a watch, you expect it to last. >> Typically, high-end watches that retail at the levels of Apple Watch Edition >> are worn for years. Some become heirlooms, passed down from generation to >> generation. Old iPhones may be treasured, but more often than not, they >> become a hunk of metal and glass you "store" in a drawer when you buy the >> new model. >> >> Junking a $200 phone or a $300 to $500 smartwatch is one thing. A $10,000 >> piece of gold is an entirely different matter (though the cash-for-gold >> stores may be pleased). >> >> Apple will likely will redesign the Apple Watch many times over the years, >> making it thinner and lighter. But it may not be able to update the sensors, >> processors, batteries or other hardware components in the device -- all >> things that likely will improve with the future generations. >> >> And what happens when your battery dies, as all batteries eventually do? The >> videos and information posted on Apple's website about the watch don't say. >> Apple also hasn't said anything about a possible trade-in program or other >> way to make sure its first Apple Watch will be as relevant in five years. >> >> There also comes a point when software updates no longer work on aging >> devices or hinder old devices more than keep them up-to-date. (For instance, >> whenever a new version of Apple's iOS mobile operating system hits the >> market, devices more than a few years old tend to face battery issues and >> other problems). >> >> And then there are the apps, the programs that many believe truly make the >> watch interesting.Will app developers make sure their new software remains >> compatible with years-old devices? >> >> "I'd love for Apple to float some kind of trade-in program where they would >> swap the older electronics for newer electronics for a certain price," said >> Patrick Moorhead, principal analyst at Moor Insights & Strategy. "That would >> take that objection off the table." >> >> Some people willing to spend $17,000 for a watch won't care if they have to >> do the same thing the next year. They're in because they covet the newest >> Apple products or because they're watch collectors. They may have enough >> expendable income that $17,000 is just that -- expendable. >> >> If you're one of the first people buying an Apple Watch, know this: What >> you're really buying are bragging rights, not functionality. Now, you just >> need to figure out if that's worth $17,000. >> >> http://www.cnet.com/news/apples-10000-question-how-to-stop-apple-watch-from- >> becoming-obsolete/?tag=nl.e404&s_cid=e404&ttag=e404&ftag=CAD1acfa04 >> >> >> -- >> The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. >> All new members to the this list are moderated by default. 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