The author is making one fundamental mistake in their analysis of the apple watch: it's a fashion piece, not a gadget. If you look at it as a gadget; it will come up short, because it's lacking for all reasons they identified.<p>Just take a look at their pages for it: <a href="http://www.apple.com/watch/apple-watch/" rel="nofollow">http://www.apple.com/watch/apple-watch/</a> tons of focus on the physical design details, with the actual interface and such taking the back seat.<p>And with prices ranging from $349 to $17K, it's pretty easy to see it's more fashion than practical.<p>The fact is, there is a market of people who want this & who bought this, and that's what matters. Yes, it's role as a gadget is questionable, and you certainly do not need it for anything; but people like it anyway.<p>I don't know that it will flop, in the end. Battery life and features will improve, and new versions will come out that people will buy. Eventually it'll do phone calls and probably have a camera, which will have a whole Dick Tracy appeal to it.