Ken Segall on Apple Watch's killer app


Further, what you consider to be killer probably existed previously on your laptop or camera. Which means that the killer part of iPhone really isn't an app -- it's the concept of the phone itself. One device that does all that stuff, and fits neatly into your pocket.

The same can be said of iPad. The things you do on iPad can be done elsewhere, but the tablet's form factor and interface make it far more portable and usable than the desktops and laptops that came before.

He argues the iPhone doesn't have a single killer app, but at its launch I'd argue Safari in your pocket was the killer app. That fits well with his point that the form itself is the real killer app.

I've been looking for that one killer thing that I can't live without on the Apple Watch. I'm not sure the watch's convenience of keeping my phone in my pocket is that big of a deal. Maybe even more so while the watch is tethered to the phone in my pocket.

My test is if I leave my phone at home, I always turn around. So far when I leave the Watch behind, I keep on going. When I make that u-turn is I guess when I know the Apple Watch has a killer app for me.