Who Watches the Apple Watchmen?
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Okay, real talk?
I'd totally become an Apple whore just to be able to do everything in the last panel.
Just sayin'.
I'd totally become an Apple whore just to be able to do everything in the last panel.
Just sayin'.
oh man, I REALLY wish I could see the rest of that green lantern code (er..apple code in this manner)
Great stuff, definitely going to be paying attention to this.
Great stuff, definitely going to be paying attention to this.
HAH THe Pirates of Silicon Valley strike again Apple just continues ripping off other people's products, just like they did with the iPod and Zune and iPad!
I won't rest until <link=http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/47/Dt2wrr.jpg/220px-Dt2wrr.jpg>this man gets all the money that Apple will charge for this overprice garbage
I won't rest until <link=http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/47/Dt2wrr.jpg/220px-Dt2wrr.jpg>this man gets all the money that Apple will charge for this overprice garbage
I'm extrapolating her but I think it says:gmaverick019 said:
"In brightest day
In blackest night
No Wifi shall
escape my sight."
Allow me to put some perspective on the cost of luxury watches for those that keep harping about the $10k Apple Watch:008Zulu said:
http://www.jomashop.com/rolex-watch-179161.html?utm_source=googleproduct&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=googleproductsearch&ref=frgle&gclid=CJnf9KL1qMQCFYklgQod-4gAkQ
A $10+k luxury watch is NOT a new thing that started with Apple. It's been around for a long, long time, and those watches do NOTHING BUT tell time. Now granted, I personally would never spend $10k on a watch of any sort, cause that's just silly, in my opinion. However, I can guarantee that the very same hyper-wealthy people that previously purchased $10k "just a watch" watches will just as happily buy a $10k gold Apple Watch, purely for the bragging rights (which, honestly, doing stuff purely for the bragging rights is the exact reason a lot of gamers throw money around as they do).
TLDR; A $10k watch is not an Apple only thing, nor is it a new phenomenon that Apple started.
Further, it is not unreasonable for anyone with a decent job (like many tech and IT professionals) to spend $100-400 on a watch. In fact, I've known several (again tech and IT professionals) that have done so.
Never said Apple started it, just musing on how many idiots will buy Apple's $10k+ watches (because it's Apple).geizr said:
To reiterate, it'll be many of the same people that have bought other $10+k watches in the past. Also, they likely won't be buying it just cause it's Apple; they'll be buying it cause it's currently the only smart-watch made of gold and costing $10+k. It's purely for bragging rights, not necessarily anything to do with Apple. I'm sure if some other company put out a $10+k smart-watch made of gold (or diamond, etc.), they would be just as likely to buy that.008Zulu said:
EDIT: minor grammar correction.
In my experience with comics/graphical material/ necromantic tomes of the damned souls, the amount of words used is inversely proportional to how funny the punchline is. I'll continue reading...for a time...be ye gads, all that build-up and a we got a wet-fart of "buy multiple apple products."
)The hardest thing to do is make a joke funny in 4 panels. It's like trying to invent a joke to be told in 4 sentences. Professional comedians don't succeed at that with any regularity. I think he did pretty well and I did chuckle at the end, so there's that.Llarys said:
In my experience with comics/graphical material/ necromantic tomes of the damned souls, the amount of words used is inversely proportional to how funny the punchline is. I'll continue reading...for a time...be ye gads, all that build-up and a we got a wet-fart of "buy multiple apple products."
Don't worry about the future though, Aaron's strength is in storytelling. His comics usually run multiple strips per storyline, include good sideband humor and build up to the punchline. I can't ever recall being actually disappointed at the finish, even when the humor doesn't hit the bullseye for me.
My big "problem" with this product is that to me it makes no sense. See, part of the reason why people will pay $10k for a watch is because it's a piece of jewelry that performs a "timeless" function using high quality mechanical components which will likely always be repairable as long as the watchmakers craft continues to exist (and with all those watches out there, especially expensive ones, it will likely do so). See, investing in jewelry is not just about the bragging rights, it's an investment as the materials are inherently valuable and will retain value, in many cases they will increase in value. It's a way of not just showing off, but also of storing wealth in a physical form that isn't dependent on banks, investments, or even currency. Your big gold watch is still a chunk of finely wrought gold that does something easily understandable, so if you lose your money, your country gets conquered, or you even need to trade something, right there you have an item of value. While mocked in movies there is a certain logic behind a rich guy offering his watch to someone as a bribe, and honestly having something like that for situations where you might need to make a quick, desperate, trade is actually premeditated. After all if you have some rich dude as your prisoner, and know who he is, him giving you his watch in exchange for letting him go might not be a bad deal. Unlike the movies where the bad guys figure "well, we'll take the watch AND pursue the Ransom" that's always touch and go, and having say $10,000 in your pocket, relatively risk free since you will have lead time to disappear can be tempting. Ditto for trading one for a car or whatever other kinds of situations you can think of.
The problem with a watch like apple is producing is that it's too technological, tech increases at a break neck pace, and within 5 to 10 years this thing is going to be obsolete. In 100 years the services on which it depends probably won't exist anymore. The watch thus becomes an oddity, and will probably lose all value other than that of the metal used to make it which is doubtlessly far less than the $10,000 asking price, where in comparison just a regular watch will retain the value of it's craftsmanship. A watch like that in 100 years will probably be worth more than it is now, and it's already worth more than the metal value (which is still likely substantial).
I could be wrong, but I suspect it won't take off as a lot of the people who invest in jewelry and such are probably going to be thinking a lot like I am. This watch can't be promoted as an investment or something that is going to maintain it's integral value.
Look at it this way, on the show "Pawn Stars" someone brought in an old Gold Plated Walkman, from a very limited run from an old contest or something. At the end of the day it wasn't worth that much because it's obsolete technology and there wasn't much gold value in the item. The same likely applies to these watches.
The problem with a watch like apple is producing is that it's too technological, tech increases at a break neck pace, and within 5 to 10 years this thing is going to be obsolete. In 100 years the services on which it depends probably won't exist anymore. The watch thus becomes an oddity, and will probably lose all value other than that of the metal used to make it which is doubtlessly far less than the $10,000 asking price, where in comparison just a regular watch will retain the value of it's craftsmanship. A watch like that in 100 years will probably be worth more than it is now, and it's already worth more than the metal value (which is still likely substantial).
I could be wrong, but I suspect it won't take off as a lot of the people who invest in jewelry and such are probably going to be thinking a lot like I am. This watch can't be promoted as an investment or something that is going to maintain it's integral value.
Look at it this way, on the show "Pawn Stars" someone brought in an old Gold Plated Walkman, from a very limited run from an old contest or something. At the end of the day it wasn't worth that much because it's obsolete technology and there wasn't much gold value in the item. The same likely applies to these watches.