I try hard to ignore the really dumb things people say when they talk out their backsides about tech, and I personally know how hard it is to come up with excellent tech focused opinions — as opposed to rehashing the day’s latest news with an ironic or humorous spin. And here’s the “but”… I was absolutely floored by John C. Dvorak’s post, “The Apple iTime Is Destined to Fail.” I think it’s an utter failure of imagination at best, but it also may
be a willful rejection of reality in favor of click bait.
I think a lot of commentators are missing the point. The Apple watch will succeed if it is fun to use. Functionality, form factor, price - they are all important. But the bottom line and key word are "fun". People like fun-to-use tech stuff, they will pay to have it, and they (and I) are just itching for the next fun to use, gotta have one, gadget. Fun will sell. Boring or annoying will fail.
Hey barneystone, you just smacked me upside the head! You're so right. Fun. Not only is fun important, it might very well be the key feature. Man, I was getting sucked into the serious there and it was poisoning my thinking -- thanks for the reminder!
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‘The Apple iTime Is Destined to Fail’ – Seriously?
Posted by: Chris Maxcer August 1, 2014 07:10 AMI try hard to ignore the really dumb things people say when they talk out their backsides about tech, and I personally know how hard it is to come up with excellent tech focused opinions — as opposed to rehashing the day’s latest news with an ironic or humorous spin. And here’s the “but”… I was absolutely floored by John C. Dvorak’s post, “The Apple iTime Is Destined to Fail.” I think it’s an utter failure of imagination at best, but it also may
be a willful rejection of reality in favor of click bait.
--Chris