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    1. Chris Dixon‏Verified account @cdixon 8 Mar 2015

      Betting against a new Apple platform is betting that none of the thousands of new apps that developers create for it will be great.

      20 replies 125 retweets 158 likes
    2. Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 8 Mar 2015
      Replying to @cdixon

      @cdixon No. Apple could screw up the platform itself. It has to at some point.

      8 replies 2 retweets 19 likes
    3. Chris Dixon‏Verified account @cdixon 8 Mar 2015
      Replying to @paulg

      @paulg the skeptics I've been reading have been arguing "no compelling use case." Your argument is better.

      3 replies 1 retweet 11 likes
      Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 8 Mar 2015
      Replying to @cdixon

      @cdixon Pebble shows they're wrong about that. The hope (as a Pebble investor) is that Apple will miss the sweet spot sufficiently.

      2:08 PM - 8 Mar 2015
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        1. Steve AATW‏ @steve_aatw 8 Mar 2015
          Replying to @paulg

          @paulg @cdixon Apple has a habit of creating it’s own sweet spots

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        1. Dominik Zane‏ @dom_zane 8 Mar 2015
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          @paulg @cdixon People have been wearing watches since maybe 17th century though. That’s a compelling use case + it’s a fashion accessory.

          2 replies 0 retweets 2 likes
        2. John, who hikes‏ @jjhikes 8 Mar 2015
          Replying to @dom_zane

          @DominikBalogh @paulg @cdixon 1 in 10 teens wears a watch these days. Olds grew up wearing them.

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        1. Daniel Fosco‏ @dfosco 8 Mar 2015
          Replying to @paulg

          @paulg @cdixon Apple has built enough momentum by now, but they're not doing a stellar job with the AppStore by any means these days

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        2. Daniel Fosco‏ @dfosco 8 Mar 2015
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          @paulg @cdixon If they think this level of commitment will be enough to build a new ecosystem from scratch... they might miss the mark

          0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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        1. John Fio‏ @johnhfio 8 Mar 2015
          Replying to @paulg

          @paulg @cdixon the most compelling use case for a watch is breathe-taking design. Utility is 2ndery and niche.. I think Apple missed this.

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        1. devarshi‏ @devarshi 8 Mar 2015
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          @paulg @cdixon smart watches dont seem winner take all mkt & @pebble can be a h/w+s/w platform in a way apple never will be.

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        1. Rajat Suri‏ @rajatsuri 8 Mar 2015
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          @paulg @cdixon Pebble doesn't need as many watches sold as Apple does to be successful - Apple needs it to become mainstream, very hard

          4 replies 0 retweets 3 likes
        2. Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 8 Mar 2015
          Replying to @rajatsuri

          @rajatsuri @cdixon Great point. And this form factor will probably grow slower than phones.

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        1. Bernhard Grabowski‏ @BeGrabowski 8 Mar 2015
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          @paulg @cdixon a Sweet Spot large enough for Apple typically has more than overlapping sweet area. Fruit vs Vanilla discussions mislead.

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