Flagged because you're not engaging curiously, and instead trying to preach your opinions and deride people based on falsehoods you believe to be true.
FD: I don't work for Apple (never have) but don't necessarily hate their devices, despite being a very ardent linux user.
The Apple watch itself has proven to be quite reliable in some independent tests; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSmfM0djAE4
Gamified health is a net positive when the US and UK are dealing with an obesity crisis. Sedentary lifestyles are directly linked to this issue, and Apple even permits you to change your standing requirements (because of feedback like yours I suspect).
The battery on a new watch lasts 2 days, and after 3 years will last about a day, this depends on battery technology which degrades over time, doubly so because it's charged wirelessly and that causes stress (via excess heat) near the battery while charging. Fast charging has made this even worse, so I would consider this a knock against Apple. - But unless your battery has degraded severely: an apple watch easily lasts an entire day, even a long one.
Finally, this mindset of "people buying new ones every year" is not based in reality and I am tired of this trope. Do you buy a new Windows computer as soon as HP/Dell release one? No, because that's stupid. If Garmin or Polar release a new watch after you just bought the latest one, do you buy it? Probably not unless it has features you specifically want and are willing to sacrifice for it. It is *not* a common thing for people to upgrade a single revision of a device, wether it be apple or otherwise.
The first article I found on the topic says that most people upgrade their devices every 2-3 years, which I think is still a bit much, but at least the incremental improvements are reasonable; and in business' the lifecycle of a computer in tech companies is approx 3 years too;
https://www.phonearena.com/news/How-long-do-iPhone-users-tak...