Apple Watch Woes

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Not really bad at all if these are the cherry picked negative comments. These are the most critical comments that could be gathered from numerous reviews?

I currently have the the Pebble Steel and I have to deal with some of the issues that the Apple watch is going to have. I rarely just look at my watch without having to do a little wrist flick to turn on the backlight so having to do that is no big deal to me (It's a habit at this point). I'm a little disappointed in how slow the Apple Watch appears to be but I'm sure I can get past that. I'm really interested to try the Apple watch after using the Pebble for over a year and seeing how the experiences compare.

These arent the most damning criticisms, you have to read the full reviews to get those.

Uh, yes they are. I've read the majority of those reviews and those quotes are the worst from them. If you disagree I'd love to see what you thought was worse.

There were some quotes from videos that were pretty bad, but I did try and pick the worst I could find in about an hour of reading reviews. The truth is, there just isn't much negativity around anything Apple.

> [..] realized the company isn’t just selling some wrist-worn computer, it’s selling good looks and coolness [..] this Apple product works to help you look—and feel—good. [..] Even when the watch face is off, the black sapphire-crystal screen looks elegant. - Joanna Stern, WSJ

What kind of ridiculous praise is this? You certainly won't find writing like that on any other consumer product.

Edit: I am very pro smart watch, and hope Apple succeeds. I only wanted to bring some of the real criticisms to the forefront.

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