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the_duke on Jan 18, 2019 | parent | context | favorite | on: Google is buying Fossil’s smartwatch tech for $40M

To me the it just looks like a screen hooked to a acceptable wristband.

Because that's what it is.

A completely different world from a beautiful watch.

The "fashion accessory" factor is related to the iPhone popularity: it's a relatively expensive status symbol with the Apple boost.

m0zg on Jan 18, 2019 [–]

That's probably because you don't own one. There are dozens of small details which make it unquestionably a watch, and which no manufacturer other than Apple can even see as significant, not to mention replicate.

wor3q on Jan 18, 2019 | [–]

Compared to most Android Wear devices Apple Watch is way closer to a phone than a watch...

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