<p><pre><code>    And yet, there are detractors such as Fred Wilson, co-founder of
    venture-capital firm Union Square Ventures, in December declared the Watch a
    “flop.” Mr. Wilson, who owns shares of Fitbit through a fund, had earlier
    predicted the Watch wouldn’t be a “home run” like the iPad, iPhone and iPod,
    saying many people wouldn’t want to wear a computer on their wrist.

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Why should we take the word of Fred Wilson on the Apple Watch when he is an investor in a product that the Apple watch directly competes with? Of course he&#x27;s going to say that the Apple Watch is bad; he makes a product that competes directly with it! It&#x27;d be almost negligent if he didn&#x27;t.<p>More generally, I find criticisms of the Apple Watch very similar in overall theme to criticisms of the original iPod. The Apple Watch is derided as over-priced and under-featured, and commentators can&#x27;t fathom why ordinary people are buying it in such numbers. The original iPod showed that people are willing to pay a hefty premium for a product that offers clear design and ease-of-use benefits. As long as Apple Watch maintains those advantages over its Android counterparts (and fitness tracker rivals), it won&#x27;t matter one whit if it loses the spec. sheet war.