“The March 9 Apple Watch event looms large,” Brian Sozzi writes for TheStreet. “There are two issues out there regarding this tech gadget: old people in financial services don’t get the Apple Watch while tech beat writers don’t get investing.”
“The old folks in the finance industry think the Apple Watch is just a watch with a battery and multiple cheap foreign-made straps and don’t comprehend the likely profound impact of society’s embrace of this thing,” Sozzi writes. “So what do they do? They downplay its impact to Apple’s overall valuation and miss out on the litany of derivative opportunities from the establishment of the Apple Watch ecosystem.”
“The young, eager-to-grab-a-click tech writers who live for a cryptic Apple event invite are either wildly optimistic on the Apple Watch simply because it’s cray or pretty or are pooh-poohing it due to its thick face and short battery life,” Sozzi writes. “So, let a cool, well-rounded guy like me be the voice of reason. As I said right from the start of this year, the Apple Watch is a game-changing product. It’s the product that you don’t realize you need or want, but will soon realize you need and want it by the summer for $349.”
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MacDailyNews Take: Yup.
Apple Watch, starting at just $349, will be a massive hit. Already in its nascent, first generation form Apple Watch is an object of lust, a compelling design that screams, “Wear me! Everyday and everywhere!” With its rather remarkable Digital Crown and pressure-sensitive Force Touch Retina display, precision engineering, exacting build quality, and pioneering user interface, Apple Watch proves that innovation did not die at Apple when Steve Jobs left us far too early.
Apple Watch is going to change everything… Along with many millions of people, you are going to want an Apple Watch. All you have to do it touch it and see even a glimpse of what it can do and you’ll be sold.
The Apple Watch is going to be a massive hit that sells millions upon millions of units. — SteveJack for MacDailyNews upon Apple Watch’s unveiling, September 9, 2014
[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “Arline M.” for the heads up.]