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Worldwide smartwatch shipments predicted to top 5 million next year

Wednesday 17th July 2013 07:16 GMT SmarterThanTheAverageBear

Re: It's not about the hardware... entirely

"... ascribe to the hipster Apple device toting individualistic masses (yeah that's right you 'individuals' - you all look the same and demonstrate the same lack of imagination as all your sailor tattooed mates)...

Yep - there is no way in hell that I will be wearing a 'Google/Apple/Microsoft' watch with any sense of pride or misplaced feeling of trend setting unless they can pull of a stylistic coup - something that Apple hasn't managed in 6-7 years..."

Just thought I'd like to see those words in a space of their own, as I'm only allowed one upvote.

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Wednesday 17th July 2013 07:11 GMT SmarterThanTheAverageBear

Re: so just like watches now

"its only the twats with money to burn of hipsters who will be wearing them"

They will? I can see hipsters rapidly heading for unhipness.

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Wednesday 17th July 2013 07:07 GMT SmarterThanTheAverageBear

Execution

"Google and Microsoft must execute (sic) more successfully than they have done with their tablet platforms"

Exterminate. Exterminate. They must be destroyed.

Where's William Hartnell when you need him?

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Fanbois get Outlook app for iOS, but only if they sign up for Office 365

Tuesday 16th July 2013 22:14 GMT SmarterThanTheAverageBear

"This includes providing a great email experience on smartphones and tablets..."

Is there such a thing as a great email experience?

Where can I find one?

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Apple needs help: iWatch, 'Retina' iPad mini delayed until 2014?

Tuesday 16th July 2013 16:21 GMT SmarterThanTheAverageBear

Re: "Revolutionising" ... watches?

"There's a reason nobody wears calculator watches any more: they grew up."

But we're talking iUsers, here.

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Tuesday 16th July 2013 16:20 GMT SmarterThanTheAverageBear

Re: First mover advantage??

A technology company playing its cards close to its chest:

Next year we'll have another catch-up-with-newer-technology version of the iPad. Ditto iPhone. Just like we did last year. And the year before.

But we're not going to tell you in advanced so you'll be bowled over and queue and queue and queue and squeal and squeal and squeal.

(We're also thinking about a watch, but /really/ don't want to tell you about that in advance, because we know it might make people look like uncool iPrats).

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Tuesday 16th July 2013 16:20 GMT SmarterThanTheAverageBear

Re: They don't have a chance...

"The screen could be configured to resemble any sort of attractive analog watch."

But can the wearer be configured to not resemble any sort of Richard-head?

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Tuesday 16th July 2013 16:14 GMT SmarterThanTheAverageBear

Re: First mover advantage??

What they actually did was not launch iStuff until the batteries, CPUs, glass, wi-fi speeds were better than they used to be. And them launch it in a way that appeals to a certain sort of money-splashing gullibility.

A sort of innovation, I suppose, in some people's eyes.

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