Good morning, I wrote about the Apple Watch introduction on Stratechery in a piece called Apple Watch: Asking Why and Saying No. In short, while I like everything hardware-related about the watch, I was very concerned with both the keynote messaging and the software. Moreover, I think those two concerns are interrelated: the need theSubscribe […]
Daily Update: Banks Are the New Carriers, Marc Newson Joins Apple, Wearable Price Prediction
Good morning, Happy Moon Festival! This is one of my favorite holidays here in Taiwan. It’s a bit like Thanksgiving in the States, but instead of turkey everyone sits outside and barbecues and drinks. It’s pretty fantastic. It’s also why this Daily Update is so late! While today is more about payments and wearables, it’sSubscribe […]
Wearables, Payments, Chickens and Eggs
I feel a bit sheepish that this is the third of what will in all likelihood be four articles about Apple in a two-week span. I figured the scale of what Apple is planning to announce necessitated at least two preview posts; one about the iPhone and this one about wearables and payments. And then […]