The $10,000 Apple Watch could let you spend $1,000 on extended AppleCare
Vertu, a former subdivision of Nokia, was at one point the obvious option for anyone looking to burn tens of thousands of dollars on ridiculously ostentatious and quickly obsolete personal electronics. You weren’t just buying a mid-tier Android phone swaddled in leather, gold, and precious stones. You were getting access to things like a 24-hour concierge service, “exclusive access to cultural events,” and, at the particularly surreal end of the spectrum, newly composed “exclusive ring tones” recorded by the London Symphony Orchestra.
The $10,000 (at minimum) gold Apple Watch Edition smartwatch skimps on most of these features. Instead of a “personal lifestyle manager,” buyers will get to skip the line at Apple’s stores and spend an…
Source:: The Verge
