Apple Watch: A Foundation for the Future
Can Apple Watch do everything now? No. Can it replace your phone? No. Is it bug-free? No. Is there room for improvement? Yes. Are any of those expectations appropriate for the first generation of any product? Of course not. Apple Watch is not a perfect product, but many people are forgetting that neither was the first iPod, the first iPhone, or the first iPad. Rather than evaluating whether the product is already mature, a better question is to ask whether Apple has laid a foundation on which Apple Watch can grow. The answer, I believe, is a resounding yes.
This is what nearly all tech reviewers seem to have missed in their initial reviews of the Apple Watch. Instead of viewing it as the birth of something new, they look at it as a matured product with little room to grow.
The Watch we’re wearing today is three years of development with a goal of simply laying the foundation for the future. What we’ll see in the coming years will be extraordinary and will change the lives of many people. That can only happen by putting something out now, not by waiting for everything to be perfect.