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« on: September 30, 2021, 04:05:21 pm »

The Apple Watch Series 3 is past its prime — why is it still being sold?

Why is the Apple Watch Series 3 still being sold? It may be because the Series 7 isn't much of an upgrade.

Considering the reported problems that watchOS 7 gave Apple Watch Series 3 users, I fully expected watchOS 8 to drop support for the last remaining Apple Watch with the old design. I was certainly surprised when this past June, at WWDC, Apple announced that watchOS 8 would be compatible with the last remaining Apple Watch with the old design. While Apple has had a great history of supporting old devices with new updates, the company is usually pretty good at recognizing when tech is too old to make those updates useful.

Let's face it, the Apple Watch Series 3 is past its prime. Heck, you have to reset and unpair your Apple Watch even to get watchOS 8; maybe that tech is too old. So why is Apple Watch still selling the Apple Watch Series 3? It may be because the announced Apple Watch Series 7 isn't much of an update.

Apple Watch Series 7 doesn't look overly impressive



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