Apple Jumps Shark, Invents Chevy Volt for Your Wrist
It was with absolute delight that I listened to Tim Cook roll out the Apple watch. Strutting across the stage, all smiles, Cook was talking about all of the fantastic features of the watch. They've been working on this for 3 years. They have 3 basic models. The watch ranges from 349.00 to 17,000.00 for the gold encased one. Apple claims an 18 hour battery life which undoubtedly will be far less if you actually use the thing. You must have an I-phone 5 or newer as a companion piece which is where this new watch gets really stupid and really expensive if not just a bit duplicitous. So this is where I should tell you- why I once loved Apple and why I now hate Apple- if you don't mind my extremism. I received my first Apple laptop in 2007 as a parting retirement gift from my girlfriend. Apple laptops cost 750-1500 dollars more than other competing brands. Here is where they succeed. They are smaller and lighter, they fire up faster, they are easier to use, they do not get ...