I don't think these posts are for people who already have the Apple Watch.
When I first got my iPad, I took it to England (where I was working at the time). One of the people I worked with told me her husband had drawn an iPad out on paper, and was practicing on the paper version. It wasn't available in the UK yet. I gave her the box mine had come in, with the full-sized photo of the iPad on the front. I worried that it might be condescending, but she said he was really grateful.
The first computer I ever saw in person was a TRS-PC. A pocket computer with less than 1K RAM. My father let me play with it, and I was hooked. He wouldn't let me take the computer out of his sight, but he loaned me the instruction manual, which I read cover to cover.
These articles are p*rn for those who want an Apple Watch but haven't yet got one. If they had a Watch, they'd be figuring it out on their own, as you say, no problem. But they don't (yet). When they get their own, they'll pick it up even quicker than a novice, because they'll have already gone through the motions in their mind.
That makes perfect sense, much like the Apple-published guided tour videos prior to the first iPhone. We knew how to use it by the time it finally came out. The only problem I have with these is the Watch is all new territory for the majority of buyers (I myself came from a Pebble but most will not have).
Showing everyone how to use it ahead of time is great in theory, but these articles end up being EXTREMELY detailed and a mile long and end up being a hindrance to adoption. People see how "complicated" it is and don't order.
That's just how I see it. A series of how-to videos would be fantastic... and as I typed that I remembered Apple did just that for the Watch as well. They are sufficient and do a great service in my opinion.
Source Article from http://www.macrumors.com/how-to/send-messages-apple-watch/
How to Send and Respond to Messages on Apple Watch [iOS Blog]
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