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Apple Watch Shipments’ Continuous Decline
Submitted 2 days ago by mrddu3at2@lemmy.world to technology@lemmy.world
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R3D4CT3D@midwest.social 2 days ago
JiveTurkey@lemmy.world 2 days ago
It’s a disposable watch. If shipment could just stop that would be great.
boonhet@lemm.ee 2 days ago
Everyone who actually owns one says they’re keeping theirs for years and see no need to upgrade, but go on.
You have a valid point if you say this for all smart watches though. None will last half a century like a proper watch.
oakey66@lemmy.world 2 days ago
It’s also likely driven down by non stop paywalling of features. Consumers like myself are just exhausted. I am only looking for non paywalls devices going forward and if those go away, then I’m going to be done with smart devices. I can’t keep paying hundreds to a thousand dollars for a device only to not be able to get the features of that device unless I keep throwing money at a company. I know they have costs to maintain software and add features but I can’t have perpetual costs on everything I buy.
Reyali@lemm.ee 2 days ago
I’m trying to think of what Apple Watch features are paywalled and other than buying apps that aren’t necessary or a part of the core device, I’m not thinking of anything. Are there particular features you’re thinking of?
oakey66@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Comparing to Garmin where I get daily workout recommendations based on your sleep and recovery. From what I’ve seen the workouts are behind the paywall.
lupusblackfur@lemmy.world 2 days ago
costs to maintain software and add features…
…and shareholders to please…
Arguably the bigger cost sink.
oakey66@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Most definitely.
dwazou@lemm.ee 2 days ago
Wonderful news.
thejml@lemm.ee 2 days ago
Ironically, owning a smart watch is what helps me keep focused. I can put my phone down and not be tempted to look at things on it. The watch will alert me if I get a call and only certain notifications go to it while my phone stays parked somewhere else in the house.
Honestly, I’ve been tempted to get an LTE one and stop owning a smart phone… the only thing holding me back is my job requiring one.
thesohoriots@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Same here. Phone stays in my pockets and I can do all my timers, alarms, calculator, and reminders to leave for appointments. Especially useful while cooking.
Mbourgon@lemmy.world 2 days ago
I was honestly hoping that’s where phones would go - watch for calls and standard phone stuff, tablet for anything big. Now I think there’s a place for glasses instead, and def for all the various things we do when standing around bored
JiveTurkey@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Or you could set this up on your phone. It sounds sort of nonsensical to say you need to focus and not be distracted by your phone while also finding a way to keep yourself distracted by your phone. Maybe try being without any of it and learn to exist apart from it instead of finding increasingly smaller devices to keep you connected at all times.
funkajunk@lemm.ee 2 days ago
Sick Fight Club reference, bro
oxysis@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 days ago
As much as I dislike Windows and smartphones the current nature of the world is that that are all necessities for most people.
Windows just has so many programs built up with it over the years and it’s really hard to convince people to jump to Linux and deal with all the compatibility problems. Things are getting better, but right now it’s like real time raytracing with how it’s perpetually 4-5 years away from being realistic.
Smartphones are an absolute necessity for the vast majority of people. If you don’t have a laptop or some other computer your phone is likely the only way you are able to apply for jobs nowadays. It’s also the easiest way to access your banking services with plenty of banks offering online banking now. Let alone social media and how important that has become in everyday life. Sure dumb phones can handle calling, texting and voicemail but for most people that isn’t enough anymore.
Our mental health and the demands of the modern world are at odds. I doubt we can or will ever go back to simpler technology because of the way things are in the world.
dwazou@lemm.ee 2 days ago
As much as I dislike Windows and smartphones the current nature of the world is that that are all necessities for most people.
I used to believe this, until I actually installed Linux. I was told Linux is hell, incredibly difficult to use.
Turns out this is entirely false.
JiveTurkey@lemmy.world 2 days ago
I used to think this about Linux but it’s just not the case for the vast majority of software now. The switch is a lot less painful than you’re making it out to be. As far as the modern world goes, it demands this bs because we let it and things still got done without the smartphone.
oyzmo@lemmy.world 2 days ago
They should try to make it cordless, so you don’t have to have the charger plugged in all the time 🤪
acosmichippo@lemmy.world 2 days ago
which should have been expected. after 10 years the market is saturaded, and it’s a mature product that has had no killer feature to upgrade early for.
assembly@lemmy.world 2 days ago
I’ve had an Apple Watch 5 since it came out and I see no reason to upgrade. The only thing I really dislike is the battery life but to fix that you’d need to get a Garmin or similar. So can’t think of a reason I would upgrade.
EncryptKeeper@lemmy.world 2 days ago
I have the first gen Apple Watch SE from half a decade ago and I haven’t been given a reason to upgrade to the SE 2, much less whatever rhe flag ship were up to now.