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The Apple Watch is the Only Smartwatch That Matters
Most people that know me well, know that I am not a huge fan of the Olympics. The reasons for this are vast but the event never moved the proverbial needle for me. However, when Usain Bolt was breaking track and field records for fun, I was hooked. He was just so clearly better than everyone else, and he knew it. Many times in athletics, there is a debate to be had about who is the better athlete (such as LeBron James versus Michael Jordan), but during Usain Bolt’s prime, there was no question about who the greatest sprinter in the world was.
This level of dominance is what I think of when the Apple Watch is brought up in conversation. Much like Google and Kleenex have become the de facto solutions for web searches and facial tissue respectively, the Apple Watch has become the immediate go-to for a smartwatch. Despite a plethora of alternatives in the market, the Apple Watch is still the watch to beat and no company has come close. It is in this context that Apple has released the Apple Watch Series 6, an iterative update over last year’s Series 5 that reasserts a simple fact: the Apple Watch is the only smartwatch that matters.
