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Re:Apple Watch orders fell sharply after the first day and h... by Terretta on Friday May 22, 2015 @06:49PM (#9591255)
The "killer app" is leaving your phone in your pocket or purse.

And then there's a "better than sum of parts" thing going on.

No longer wearing my Pebble Steel which had that "phone in pocket" killer app and week long battery, because the Apple Watch support for Microsoft Exchange Calendaring is so phenomenal.

Re:Apple Watch orders fell sharply after the first day and h... by TheOtherHobbes on Friday May 22, 2015 @07:31PM (#9591379)
That's not a killer app. That's a "Hmm, maybe" app.

When most of the population spends so much time looking at phone screens, a pitch like "Well now you can look at a much smaller screen, only you can't do so much with it, and it's a bit slow and unresponsive" is less than completely compelling.

Watch is a trinket at best. IMO Apple shouldn't be in the trinket business.

Re:Apple Watch orders fell sharply after the first day and h... by 51Cards on Friday May 22, 2015 @07:57PM (#9591447)
I had your line of thought until I got a smartwatch. On my second now (Pebble first, then LG Gear) and yes, leaving your phone in your pocket IS the killer app. Knowing if that email alert is important, glancing at a text and flicking off a quick reply, being able to feel notifications in a noisy environment. Most importantly, my phone now goes all day on a charge due to the decreased amount of screen on time. I know the form factor isn't for everyone, but it can be very useful and shouldn't be outright dismissed.
Re:Apple Watch orders fell sharply after the first day and h... by threeseed on Friday May 22, 2015 @10:32PM (#9591792)
Sorry but no. I can't reply to most messages other than with a OK or NO so my phone comes out. The apps take so long to load than again my phone comes out.

And seriously I have nearly every Watch app installed and none of them are that great. I like the TripAdvisor/Foursquare glances and some of the flight ones aren't good. But they aren't killer apps.

I need more continuous, contextual notification based on my where I am at that particular time. I need to be able to reply to text messages without speaking e.g. why isn't there writing recognition ?

It's a version 1.0 for sure. But they really need to get more creative with it.

Re:Apple Watch orders fell sharply after the first day and h... by coldtea on Saturday May 23, 2015 @01:02AM (#9592058)
>Sorry but no. I can't reply to most messages other than with a OK or NO so my phone comes out.

If you're anything like me, you don't need to reply to most messages other than OK or NO.

Re:Apple Watch orders fell sharply after the first day and h... by threeseed on Saturday May 23, 2015 @01:13AM (#9592065)
Be serious. Go through your chat history and see how many times you just replied OK or NO to a message. It's at most like 5%. The predictive algorithm is good at many replies but Apple still needs a solution for answers to quick texts like "what do you want for dinner".

Drawing on the screen, letter by letter similar to what Palm originally use do would be a massive improvement.

Re:Apple Watch orders fell sharply after the first day and h... by coldtea on Saturday May 23, 2015 @07:55PM (#9594835)
>Be serious. Go through your chat history and see how many times you just replied OK or NO to a message. It's at most like 5%.

No, it's like 30-40%. Most of the time I don't even reply -- it's just a message to inform me of something that doesn't need any aknowledgement or response.