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Finally got an Apple Watch, it’s okay

Jessamyn West · 6 Apr 2026

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  1. Our reading

    A product's limitations are often deliberate choices rather than genuine engineering constraints.

    Their wordsI understand the technology, more or less, I'm just surprised it's so limited. And that those limitations are choices more than engineering limitations, mostly.

  2. Our reading

    Part of a health-tracking wearable's purpose is to keep the user engaged with it, since it becomes more useful the more it is worn.

    Their wordsI also feel like part of the Watch's purpose is to keep you using it; the Health app tracks stuff over time, so it's more useful the more you wear it.

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