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KauaiBruce

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These are selling faster than I expected. I am ready to hit the bed and can't wait to see the news stories tomorrow.
 

rkuo

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Sep 25, 2010
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You can't increase demand for something by keeping inventory low. If a store only has 5 widgets, demand is still going to be the same. Demand for the watches for outpaced production. It's pretty simple.

Wow what planet did you grow up on!? Lol!
 

vanimal

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Sep 12, 2014
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June LMAO. Hope thats not accurate. I was getting mine primarily for gym use as I'm a personal trainer. So knowing there will be TONS of people wearing the sport model I'm not sure how i feel about that. I hate wearing things that EVERYONE else has. I was going for the SG with black band which I'm sure will be popular. Phone is different to me at least fashion forward wise. We shall see how many i spot in the wild.

Hmmm....
 

Wallabe

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Mar 15, 2015
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Either way, for the non-hardcore people who slept through the night, they'll wake up moaning and complaining it's all sold out or it's delayed for months. Especially for those who think they can just waltz in the Apple Store, try it on and pre-order in the afternoon or evening.

Where are the Apple Watch haters now? :p
 

kingofwale

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Apr 24, 2010
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it's very clear that Apple did not ship enough Apple watches at all. nowhere near the 1.5 million they stated they would.

Demand for this did not change, either Apple grossly underestimated their supply, or there's something wrong with watch production
 

Lloydbm41

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Oct 17, 2013
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Either way, for the non-hardcore people who slept through the night, they'll wake up moaning and complaining it's all sold out or it's delayed for months. Especially for those who think they can just waltz in the Apple Store, try it on and pre-order in the afternoon or evening.

Where are the Apple Watch haters now? :p

Most of us don't care. I will be sleeping perfectly fine tonight. I have zero interest in buying an overpriced ladies fashion accessory, that apparently doesn't function very well and has a battery life closer to 10 hours. 3rd party apps are junk.

Where will all the Apple Watch lovers be on the 25th is the real question? My guess is, on this very forum whining
 

ZipZap

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Dec 14, 2007
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Its pretty clear to me that Apple has delayed production to see what they actually need to have manufactured.

Hence the last minute "Short Supply" message just before pre-order and the quick sell out.
 

appleboyy

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Jun 18, 2010
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Most of us don't care. I will be sleeping perfectly fine tonight. I have zero interest in buying an overpriced ladies fashion accessory, that apparently doesn't function very well and has a battery life closer to 10 hours. 3rd party apps are junk.

Where will all the Apple Watch lovers be on the 25th is the real question? My guess is, on this very forum whining

Probably in bed after having the most fun 24 hours, since it launches on the 24th
 

NostromoUK

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Sep 21, 2014
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Most of us don't care. I will be sleeping perfectly fine tonight. I have zero interest in buying an overpriced ladies fashion accessory, that apparently doesn't function very well and has a battery life closer to 10 hours. 3rd party apps are junk.

Where will all the Apple Watch lovers be on the 25th is the real question? My guess is, on this very forum whining


Yes, it's really obvious you're not interested :rolleyes:

What's wrong, poppet? Won't Mummy buy you one? :(
 

sk1wbw

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May 28, 2011
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Wow what planet did you grow up on!? Lol!

One that taught Economics 101 in school. Demand remains the same regardless of inventory. If Apple had 10 billion Apple Watches in the warehouse, the demand would still be the same.

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Most of us don't care. I will be sleeping perfectly fine tonight. I have zero interest in buying an overpriced ladies fashion accessory, that apparently doesn't function very well and has a battery life closer to 10 hours. 3rd party apps are junk.

Where will all the Apple Watch lovers be on the 25th is the real question? My guess is, on this very forum whining

Judging by your avatar, I bet you're going crazy over Android Wear devices.
 

coffeemadmanUK

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Jan 30, 2012
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One that taught Economics 101 in school. Demand remains the same regardless of inventory. If Apple had 10 billion Apple Watches in the warehouse, the demand would still be the same.

Not entirely. All you need to do is create the impression that "anyone who is anyone" will have a particular product. Then more and more piggy back on thinking that they will be left out if they don't have one, and your demand is increasing.

The best way to do this? Be sold out. As crazy as it sounds, it works.

When I was in Singapore, people would queue for restaurants just because there was a queue. The argument being that it MUST be good because people were queuing. Whenever I saw this, I realised the restaurants had intentionally made their entrances small, forcing people to queue outside.

I'm not saying Apple have done this, but I am saying that demand can be very much increased by having fewer products available on demand or at launch.
 

cambookpro

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Feb 3, 2010
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One that taught Economics 101 in school. Demand remains the same regardless of inventory. If Apple had 10 billion Apple Watches in the warehouse, the demand would still be the same.

Then you'd also know about the determinants of demand, such as expectation of future price rises. If people think they're only going to be able to get them on eBay for twice the price, demand will increase.

So yes, you can artificially stimulate demand.
 

Lennyvalentin

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Apr 25, 2011
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Wow what planet did you grow up on!? Lol!
I find your arguments highly convincing.

either Apple grossly underestimated their supply, or there's something wrong with watch production
It's a very complicated device to make. Each casing is milled out of solid metal using advanced CNC machines, this is relatively slow (and therefore cost inefficient) compared to casting or extruding the case, as other watch smartwatch manufacturers are largely doing. Then add all the other additional production steps Apple's taking to make this a unique device, and if you like, rumors about OLED display production woes and whatnot.

So it's perhaps not so strange that initial quantities are restricted. Things will sort themselves out eventually though.
 

KPOM

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Oct 23, 2010
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Not entirely. All you need to do is create the impression that "anyone who is anyone" will have a particular product. Then more and more piggy back on thinking that they will be left out if they don't have one, and your demand is increasing.

The best way to do this? Be sold out. As crazy as it sounds, it works.

When I was in Singapore, people would queue for restaurants just because there was a queue. The argument being that it MUST be good because people were queuing. Whenever I saw this, I realised the restaurants had intentionally made their entrances small, forcing people to queue outside.

I'm not saying Apple have done this, but I am saying that demand can be very much increased by having fewer products available on demand or at launch.

Except 3 hours after launch the Stainless Steel with Classic Band is still within the 4/24-5/8 launch window. Can't people just admit that Apple held back production until they knew which models would sell?
 

x-evil-x

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Jul 13, 2008
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I find your arguments highly convincing.


It's a very complicated device to make. Each casing is milled out of solid metal using advanced CNC machines, this is relatively slow (and therefore cost inefficient) compared to casting or extruding the case, as other watch smartwatch manufacturers are largely doing. Then add all the other additional production steps Apple's taking to make this a unique device, and if you like, rumors about OLED display production woes and whatnot.

So it's perhaps not so strange that initial quantities are restricted. Things will sort themselves out eventually though.

Which the iPhones are made from so how is this more complicated? How do you know how many they made?
 

NavySEAL6

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Dec 13, 2006
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All manufacturers limit stock to increase demand, but I don't think this was on purpose because the delays are too great

I preordered space grey and got 4/24-5/8

I also made a try on appointment to make sure I like it, and told myself that if I fall in love with SS I'll switch, but now with shipping times there's no way they get that money from me. Apple is a very smart business and they're aware of things like this so I really think the demand outweighed the supply
 

chabig

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Sep 6, 2002
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Most of us don't care. I will be sleeping perfectly fine tonight. I have zero interest in buying an overpriced ladies fashion accessory, that apparently doesn't function very well and has a battery life closer to 10 hours. 3rd party apps are junk.

Then you should not buy one. But your husband (or significant other) might like a men's model.
 
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