Recently, when Apple unveiled new iPodnanos, and they were elongated,no longer an option for hacking into a watch, my initial thought when I saw them was that this meant Apple was working on watch.
The new iPod nano design is mediocre, but not terrible. But it seemed an odd left turn. And right away I felt that there was more meaning behind this seemingly unnecessary change in design.
I don’t think Apple was happy with third party manufacturers and with DIY hackers turning their iPod nanos into watches. They did include nice watch-like display options, so they knew that Apple consumers were into the idea of the nano as a watch.
But it was only a matter of time before Apple decided that if there was going to be an “Apple watch” - it was going to made by Apple, and Apple only.
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