I can't hold my tongue any more, I am so sick of the ignorant sheep who say, "Did they miss your 2 week window? Then you have no right to be upset."
BS.
Calling people "sheep" is such an original form of attack, particularly on an Apple fan forum. Bravo for your creativity.
First of all, Apple marketed the watch for ages as being available on the 24th. That was a complete farce, the few that trickled out did not qualify as being available. If you got your order in 4 minutes after their site went live and got stuck with a May 13-27 window, then that is not available.
Many people received their Watches on the 24th. Sorry you didn't; I didn't either. I knew when I purchased my Watch that I wasn't going to, though, because I was given a shipping timeframe before I confirmed my purchase. I assume you did too, which leads me to believe that your indignation is based more on jealousy than anything else.
Which leads to the sheep's second ignorant statement, "It is hard to have so many combinations available. Apple cannot predict the future." More BS. They have teams dedicated to market research. Any company that is going to sink so much money into a new product does their due diligence to ensure they have solid numbers on which items to produce more of.
Again with the sheep thing. None of us has any more insight into the production problems than anyone else. Complications due to combinations, issues with the taptic interface, peeling bands...who knows? Apple. And they apparently knew well enough in advance to stagger delivery windows...which we knew when we clicked order.
This is not Apple's first time at the rodeo. They flat out screwed up. They finally admitted the tactic engine problem. What they should have done was push back the date of the preorders until they were confident they had enough stock to fulfill the majority of orders. You know, the numbers they did market research on.
Other than not catering to your desire to have a Watch on April 24th, what have they screwed up exactly? Pushing the release date back would just mean that hundreds of thousands of others wouldn't have their Watches either; is that really what you want? If you can't have it
right now, no one should be able to? That's just jealousy, friend.
Apple, and any other company would love for people to blindly agree with everything their PR department puts out. However we, as consumers spending our hard-earned money, have a right to voice our concerns. And forums like this are a perfectly healthy way to vent our frustrations. God knows our significant others and family members don't want to hear it.
Vent away. But why is it fair that you get to come on here and lambast Apple and its "sheep" followers without any feedback? Dialogue goes both ways; if you want to vent to a silent audience, go talk to your dog.
So if you want to blindly follow along Apple's marching orders, feel free to go read the posts on 'peeling bands' and 'show your watch face'. But stop telling people how they should or shouldn't feel.
The only "marching orders" I'm following is waiting for the delivery window that Apple gave me before I finalized my order. Not much different from any other pre-order I've experienced where demand outstripped supply. You can get upset at Apple and "sheep" like me, I suppose...but what are you really angry about? That other people got their toy before you? Maybe you could try freezing yourself in the Colorado mountains until your delivery window arrives so you don't have to suffer through the interminable wait any longer. Just watch out for the otters...they'll betray you.
