[nijynot]

I don't agree with almost all of it. If you compare a normal wristwatch with Apple watch w.r.t time keeping only, you're not comparing it fairly. The Apple watch can just do so much more than a normal watch can, and it's programmable, you can add things with time. Same can be said for the alarm clock and what not. Why no compare a smartphone to the analog alarm? That'd what most people use I think, and they instead pick some gadget alarm clock which not many use I'd say.

A big difference is that a smartphone and Apple watch is a device that can a do what a 100 "dumb stuff" can do. It's a all-in-one device and that's very valuable.

Their last point on touch screens in cars is very weak. With a touch screen, you can change the UI anytime. It's flexible with infinite buttons. A normal one with real buttons sure are more tactile, but when you ship it, it's set in stone with limited button and functionality.

[JasonFruit]

I believe that's their point: while each smart device can usurp the function of dozens of single-purpose devices, for any single function the smart device makes tradeoffs that the single-purpose one can avoid. So, while it's cool that the Apple watch can check your email, tell your body temperature, and give you directions, it's less good as a watch than a cheap, dumb ol' watch.

It's a question of whether the tradeoffs are worth it to you. Clearly to you, they are, but for the author and me, they aren't.

[acdha]

Also, you now have the usual software management failures. My Apple Watch 2 is about 7 months old. Every function on it works worse than when I bought it: e.g. Siri has gone from activating 80% of the time to about 30%.

No other industry gets away with such routine negligence of core job functions.

[exodust]

Yeh and I can probably watch a movie on the Apple watch too. But would I want to? Absolutely not.

I cannot understand why anyone would wear a fake analog looking watch on their wrist. It would be fine if the battery life wasn't literally a thousand times worse than a real watch.