Steve Jobs Reportedly Knew About the Apple Watch

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Posted December 12, 2015 at 2:33am by iClarified

Although many believe that the Apple Watch was the first product conceived and released under Tim Cook, Steve Jobs was apparently aware of the device, reports Fortune.

Wired's Secret History of the Apple Watch says, "Ive began dreaming about an Apple watch just after CEO Steve Jobs’ death in October 2011 ... This was to be the next step in a dynasty—the first without the guidance of Steve Jobs."

Creative Strategies' Tim Bajarin, who had an on-and-off relationship with Jobs dating back 35 years, disagrees.

“Steve was aware of the Watch,” Bajarin told an audience of analysts, developers, and venture capitalists Thursday at Glance, an Apple Watch conference in San Francisco. “He didn’t nix it as a product.”

Do you think Steve would have released the Apple Watch in its current iteration? Let us know in the comments!

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lepaka - December 14, 2015 at 8:36am

personally abaout Apple Watch, is not my gadget and will never be a Watch is watch the time for me as main function and for that I don't need to have a gadget which I have to charge everyday. I dont need a gadget in my wrist to tell me what my iPhone already tells or does. redudance information is waste of time. I use a Withings Watch, which looks like a watch, gives my steps, my swimming, my sleeping and the battery is alive since the first day, and now for more than 8 months. that is a watch, does something else useful and we don't have any worry about charging, and looks like a watch :)

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gamerscul9870 - December 14, 2015 at 1:34pm

What you normally find on the watch is the knob off to the side, the hands of hour and minutes, and any shape that works and is built with them. That's how the Apple Watch is and I'd call it a watch to, but it's more capable than you think. I use it to control my iPhone without the need to pull my iPhone out of my pocket even at the most difficult times to, if your iPhone doesn't have most features like modern ones do, there's Apple Pay for the watch, also who wouldn't want to use it to cheat? Not to mention when it comes to charging, I use my ampy with it. It's basically a wall outlet with you and can infinitely charge your devices as long as you move it. Overall, the watch isn't that bad.

lepaka - December 14, 2015 at 8:21am

the man is gone and we are still living at glance with his products. Apple did not launch any new product pos-Steve Jobs. even the watch is still is product. the problably only one new idea is the actual revamp Apple TV, which is not new just updated to the actual iOS capacities. to develop a new product and bring it to production and sell it to the end custumer, any company as Apple, needs at minimum 3 to 5 years working in the background laboratories. the watch idea came right after the iPod 6G release, many use it as a watch, from there it was born a Apple team for its development. Apple still doesn't have a new product, a new revamp idea after is master gone, that is a fact. the ideas he left behind are being very well explored and developed to the future, but no new revolutionaries products

gamerscul9870 - December 14, 2015 at 1:36pm

It's still an iPod though. It can't be used like a Swiss watch either, but I wouldn't give my hopes up on no revolutionary anything even by what critics are calling products today.

dkdk - December 14, 2015 at 12:27am

For the love of God, will people ever get over their Steve Jobs crush? The man is gone, let's move on!

steakman4 - December 13, 2015 at 7:22pm

I find it interesting that the comments on these Apple fan sites have such a large number of typos. You don't see that everywhere else.

dkdk - December 14, 2015 at 12:26am

I think it's because they're using Google translate. And they're all 13 years old.

Noman - December 13, 2015 at 7:45am

100% sure that SJ would not have released this amount of options, the line up would have been simplyfied and streamlined. Like two watches with 3straps and the rest is up for 3rd party. Also SJ would have thought about design and branding more, since current Apple Watch is not clearly identified as Apple product - most people dont even notice got one until i tell them. i think thats very bad branding and for the marketing.

gamerscul9870 - December 13, 2015 at 1:40pm

The Apple watxh happen to get the most preorders than it did launch day and more choices mean peop,e can pay for the cheapest ones or expensive so anyone with any kind of budget can get one. iPhone 5c could do it and so could the Apple Watch.

King Rollo - December 13, 2015 at 9:05pm

Why - a watch is a deeply personal thing. A phone on the other hand is well just a phone. So lots of options make sense.

RicardoF - December 13, 2015 at 5:03am

He always had the vision, unfortunately he didn't get to live it

justabrake - December 12, 2015 at 1:35pm

DICK TRACY

Justabrake - December 12, 2015 at 4:12pm

Dick

reiman - December 12, 2015 at 7:39am

I thin will love the apple watch 2. This first one is just ok. Its too slow and simple actions like dictation wont work every time and more than often it fails just when u need it the most. Thats not good. I cant see this getting out under Steaves watch. Cook clearly dont have nearly as high standards that Jobs had.

gamerscul9870 - December 12, 2015 at 1:50pm

Then why does evey product Tim make go beyond what Jobs did? He reinvented about everything from what Jobs made. The new Mac Pro is 1/8th the size of what Jobs made, it is more acoustic, and it's twice of everything the original had, Tim actually nought big screen to the iPhone but also got more ram into it, made iOS more functional than ever, actually bought new style for it and depth like parallax, Apple TV finally has a huge change compared to 2 and 3. I can go on with what Tim did, but it shows how he keeps the chain going even if it means going beyond what Jobs was able to do.

James Foster - December 12, 2015 at 2:19pm

It's called natural evolution - as technology gets better the components get smaller and they can make the thinner units with bigger screens, faster CPUs. Tim Cook has had no influence over that. The only 'new' product under Tim Cook is the Apple Watch (iPad pro just being a bigger iPad) and who knows if Steve Jobs knew about it and hated it. Apple needed new products and if the watch was an shelved idea under Jobs, Cook just made it happen. I think Jobs would have said no until it was the right time and technology was around to make it amazing and truly revolutionary.

gamerscul9870 - December 12, 2015 at 2:25pm

Tim does have it when it comes to making great technology smaller. The iPad on the other hand is more than just being bigger just like the iPhone. Like it's quoted, the only thing that changed is everything! The watch though, why would Jobs say no to somethings that's doing actually fine and perfect being so revolutionary? About every 1-3 years a new apple product is introduced to be done not like before except the watch was introduced more than 3 years after the iPad, the last Apple product jobs introduced to make big projects for it and to be another revolutionary device up until Apple Watch came to be part of the past product line up to be that good!

Thufail - December 12, 2015 at 5:33am

I think if his still around, the apple watch would become greater and better

gamerscul9870 - December 12, 2015 at 5:57am

iPad started out most of the ways the watch did and from the plans of what the 2nd generation packs, there's a clear direction where the watch is headed. It's going to be fine. iPhone continues to grow, Apple TV has had a revamp, iPad changed a lot. These are just example of how perfectly executed the watch will be for the next generation like past products.

John - December 12, 2015 at 2:45am

Too bad he isn't around to dictate the watch be more than just a gimmick. Biggest waste of money I have ever seen.

rahilxx98 - December 12, 2015 at 1:14pm

Wtf!?!? Huh? The dude is right. The Apple Watch is a waste of money. Inaccurate & boring

gamerscul9870 - December 12, 2015 at 1:46pm

You wish. What apple showed at the keynote mind blows what the audience couldn't believe the watch was capable of. It has helped me a lot.