I didn't mean to come off as "my way should be the only way" & I thought I was very careful with my wording to make sure of this.
The point being, I realize that everyone is different & whatever use they decide on will be the right one but I couldn't help but have the feeling the use case is all over the place right now & most of the negative "why would I want a smart watch" feedback has stemmed from this very thing.
What's your take on that?
Fair enough. If I sounded overly harsh, I apologize. My point is simply that many will want/buy/use the Watch, and there will be people on every part of the spectrum between "would never buy it" to "I'm buying 2 and will use it all day, every day for everything". But the key for everyone who buys one is that they will use is as they see fit. As the old adage goes, "if the only tool you have is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail".
My take?
It's a brand new item, as far as Apple is concerned. Just like the smart phone and the tablet were. At the time Apple introduced their version of these items, none of these were new tech products, as far as the industry was concerned. There were smart phones and tablets before Apple got into these areas. Likewise, there were smart watches before Apple launched the Watch. I expect Apple to set the standard with the watch, as well.
iPhone was unique in that it was the first smart phone that was primarily a touch screen device. And, despite its shortcomings at the time (no AppStore, no MMS, no cut/copy and paste, etc.), it still took the world by storm. At the same time, many people balked at $600 for a phone - largely because of the perceived value (that is, "What am I going to do with this?" and "I am not sure this thing is worth $600", and so on).
Similarly, iPad was not the first attempt at a tablet device. But its design was completely different from what we had previously seen. It was thinner, lighter and relatively inexpensive. However, again, people wondered why they needed it. It was largely perceived as a "consumption device", not as a "creative device". Many said "I don't need it".
I see the watch as the same situation. Many will wonder "why" they "need" it. Others will use it in "unconventional" ways. The smart watch is still a relatively new device, and typical of these types of devices, adoption until now, was largely limited to techies, geeks and nerds.
As with the smart phone and the tablet, Apple will drag the masses kicking and screaming into the era of the smart watch. The amazing part of this all is that in 2, 3, 5 or 10 years, we will be amazed at how we "need" the smart watch in one or more of its permutations. And we will wonder how we managed to live without one. The smart watch will evolve over the years, we can all be certain. And it has to start somewhere.