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Opinion
First-generation wearables like the Apple Watch lack a killer use case
“I think V-one of all of these products aren't particularly ready for mass, right? I think that's true of the Apple Watch. I, you know, I still, even anecdotally talking to people who have it, a lot of them aren't using it anymore. Some of them love it. It's ju…”
Prediction Partly held up
Spencer Lazar Predicted the First Apple Watch Would Fail
“So current version Not gonna fly, but very confident about future versions, including a front-facing camera, glucometer, you know, some form of mobile connectivity data connectivity, local processing, all those things I think if they're in place, it has a lot …”
Opinion
Chiu: Apple Watch is a success
“Success. I recently spoke with a realtor who has just bought an Apple Watch, and she was singing his praises on how he's changed her life, and making her less dependent on her phone, and leading to much better client interactions.”
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Menashy: Apple Watch v1 will be rubbish but sell well
“My personal view, I would say version one is going to be rubbish, but still sell a lot. And version two will be much better and a big success.”
Assertion Supported
Apple asked Headspace to offer free SOS meditations on Apple Watch
“When Apple released the Apple watch, they came to us and asked us if we would consider putting our SOS meditations, you know, these short form two minute meditations for when you've, you're having some kind of crisis and just really need to sort of very quickl…”