He says it's not tech, and then he calls it a computer. That makes no sense to me. Of course it's a Veblen good, something Ben Thompson has discussed in Stratechery...
I think conflating "tech" and "computer" isn't necessarily true these days. My Garmin watch has a very sophisticated computer inside but I'd not count that as "tech" particularly. Similarly my printer, scanner, TV, etc.
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He says it's not tech, and then he calls it a computer. That makes no sense to me. Of course it's a Veblen good, something Ben Thompson has discussed in Stratechery...
http://stratechery.com/2014/apple-watch-asking-saying/
I think conflating "tech" and "computer" isn't necessarily true these days. My Garmin watch has a very sophisticated computer inside but I'd not count that as "tech" particularly. Similarly my printer, scanner, TV, etc.