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Re:What should Apple do with the iWatch? by jgeorge on Monday October 21, 2013 @05:25PM (#6588319)
How many people wear watches anymore, to even make a wearable device marketable? Quick unscientific poll in my office is VERY low - on the order of 20% or so. I don't see why Apple would even consider a watch device given that small percentage of people who even wear one to begin with, and the subset of that small percentage who would wear a device like this.

edit: found more people with watches

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Re:What should Apple do with the iWatch? by PatrickAdiaheno on Tuesday October 22, 2013 @01:38AM (#6589961)
Less people wear watches (number still important) because they can get time through their phone. As lsiunsuex mentioned above, a watch could be useful for notification, taking away the need to look at your phone. In this case, some people owning a smartphone (and not a watch anymore) would be interested in going back to a watch.

If a watch gives you important information regarding your health, would you not be interested in wearing one?

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