Originally Posted by
Carjackd The mainstream consumer is not educated enough at this point to understand why they need a smart watch to go along with their phone.
One of Apple's strengths is providing a product whose implementation is such that we didn't know we couldn't live without it. (Broad generalization, so stipulated.)
Once you use it, you wonder 'How did I ever get on before? I was living like an animal!' But a hurdle to trying said product is almost always cost. There are a lot of reasons why somebody doesn't want one, but at the end of the day, I think most potential customers get cost-blocked.
One of the first questions is 'How much' and the answer invokes the consumer version of flight or fight, which is often buy or bash.
Power windows were once an extra cost option. 'One more thing to go wrong/for that money I can roll up my own windows' and my favorite 'power windows are for lazy people!!' detractors would say. Once it became standard equipment, I doubt many wanted to delete them. Who wants to go back to using hand signals while driving. How many know the three correct ones? Most only know one that isn't one of the three!