Re:Apple Watch Adoption
by calvinbhai on Thursday March 15, 2018 @10:11AM
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Not providing a new WatchOS update doesn’t mean the watch stops working.
Non Smart Watches stop getting updates the moment they are manufactured. Apple Watches getting updates for 3 years, is good enough.
I’m saying this as someone who uses Watch Series 0 everyday.
Any more updates to this old watch and it’ll only get slower.
From a developer perspective also, there’s no point supporting such an old device when it wasn’t built for anything more than the current functionality.
For the price of a Rolex or an Omega, you can ‘probably’ buy a new Apple Watch every 3 years, for the rest of your life. It’s a personal choice.
Non Smart Watches stop getting updates the moment they are manufactured. Apple Watches getting updates for 3 years, is good enough.
I’m saying this as someone who uses Watch Series 0 everyday.
Any more updates to this old watch and it’ll only get slower.
From a developer perspective also, there’s no point supporting such an old device when it wasn’t built for anything more than the current functionality.
For the price of a Rolex or an Omega, you can ‘probably’ buy a new Apple Watch every 3 years, for the rest of your life. It’s a personal choice.