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2015-02-28, 10:58

I am going on record as predicting the first generation of this device will not be adopted on the scale of the first iPhone, although its presence will probably immediately start reshaping the watch market, just as the iphone did to its market. I think a lot of hype and hyperbole has been given to this device (especially Ive telling Swiss watch maker's they're "fucked" -- or whichever wonk / exec said that). I'm selling not buying on that. Just looking at it, I don't think it's going to be a world beater. Not at first anyway. It's too thick / clunky looking. The world expects thin and svelt from Apple now -- they've created a market monster with very specific tastes and expectations. I don't think this will quite do it.

Once they do the "iPod Pequeno" treatment on this thing and v2 comes out that's half as thick with the kinks worked out of the features, then it will take off.

...into the light of a dark black night.
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