Why the Gold Apple Watch Costs $10,000:
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Daily Archives: March 10, 2015
Sadly, despite clearly demonstrating what a bunch of dimwits the GOP is populate…
Sadly, despite clearly demonstrating what a bunch of dimwits the GOP is populated with, it will probably only strengthen their support among the right wing base
It is a useful thing when a political party reveals itself as utterly unsuited for national leadership. This may be the one redeeming feature of Monday’s letter to the Iranian government signed by 47 (or, to put it another way, all but seven) Senate Republicans. The letter—which encourages Iran’s leaders to…
When the original Chevy Volt launched in 2010, they advertised it with the tagline "More Car than Electric"
Now it turns out that GM has effectively acknowledged that Toyota was actually right back in 2007 when they said a power-split hybrid like they use would be more efficient than the series hybrid originally intended for the Volt.
In a somewhat ironic twist on the original and short-lived advertising tagline for the Chevrolet Volt, when the all-new second-generation Volt goes on sale this summer, it will be both more hybrid …
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Stating that “their continuing hostilities are a threat to world peace,” Iran offered to host talks between congressional Republicans and President Obama.
Traditionally, people accumulated wealth by not being careless with their money. Apple apparently presumes that is no longer the case
The baseline 38 mm gold Apple Watch Edition (btw, who came up with the ridiculous naming scheme?) goes for $10,000 and includes the same rubber band you get on the $349 Sport model. If you step up to the most expensive $17,000 version, you get precisely the same watch hardware in the same gold case but with what appears to be a leather band. $7,000 for about six inches of leather with what is presumably a gold clasp? Really?
If I see someone wearing an expensive traditional mechanical watch I can appreciate the craftsmanship that went into the creating the intricate movement contained within. If I were to see someone wearing a gold Apple Watch, I'm pretty sure I would look on in disdain, at how this person got snookered into paying 20x as much just to appear more ostentations without any additional functionality other than the obsequious fawning they would get in the store.
