“The Apple Watch finally went on sale Friday, and starting on April 24 the devices will be popping up on the wrists of your friends and co-workers. You might even be getting one yourself,” Stephen Pulvirent writes for Bloomberg. “And if you are, there’s one thing to keep in mind: If you’re not careful, it could turn you into a rude jerk.”
“Apple wants the Watch to make you more present in the moment and to free you from the supposed tyranny of your iPhone, but what the Watch does is bring another screen into your life with all the associated tapping, beeping, and peek-sneaking,” Pulvirent writes. “Here are a few crucial dos and don’ts to keep you from being that guy.”
• Do: Curate Your Notifications
• Don’t: Stare Too Long
• Do: Respond Quickly With Shorthand
• Don’t: Whine About It
• Do: Use Your Phone When It’s Easier
• Don’t: Start Yelling at Siri in Public
• Do: Use Common Sense
• Don’t: Buy the Apple Watch Edition: I just can’t take anyone wearing the Edition seriously. Tim Cook, Drake, Katy Perry, we get it, you’re super rich and part of an exclusive club of people who get to wear a disposable 18-karat gold toy that costs five figures. Good for you. On anyone else, it just seems kind of insane.
Each point expounded upon in the full article here.
MacDailyNews Take: As per the last bullet point: Nothing is more rude than telling other people what they should or should not to buy. Hint: Unless you’re paying for it, it’s none of your fargin’ business. And, Tim Cook wears an Apple Watch, not an Apple Watch Edition.