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Apple Begins Shipping Gold Edition Watches to Early Pre-Order Customers
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What this shows is the excess of the masses. High/end homes, condos, planes, luxury cars etc are selling off the charts.
In the past there was excess of the few. Today there are literally millions of millionaires in the world and growing fast. Demand would have been there for a $25K version.
My friend sells Range Rovers and they can't sell the low end models ($100K) everyone is willing to pay twice that to get the high end ones.
It is ridiculous we have to wait this long. I cancelled my Edition order because of this and now I am deciding whether I should get a 42mm or 38mm for Apple Sport. The $50 difference in price for the size is a joke. I may aim for 38mm one since it is much cheaper.
Always best to first make enough to be a fool than for a fool to spend what they really can't afford.
They spend that much on it for the jewelry aspect of it. You wouldn't say this about a gold bracelet, so you shouldn't say it about the Apple Watch either. A new model doesn't suddenly make this one stop working.
Also, anyone who would buy this thing has an insane amount of money. Proportionally speaking, it'd be more like me or you spending $100 on it.
the haves and have nots
This is just a consequence of the middle class disappearing, and the country becoming slowly a two class system, where the rich got richer to the point that 17,000 dollar watch is nothing for them.
at 25,000 a year, i can allow myself 150$ watch, so by that logic if you make 2-3 million dollars a year then you can allow yourself a gold AppleWatch,
there is at least a million person in the USA that make that much.
so yeah....
This is just a consequence of the middle class disappearing, and the country becoming slowly a two class system, where the rich got richer to the point that 17,000 dollar watch is nothing for them.
at 25,000 a year, i can allow myself 150$ watch, so by that logic if you make 2-3 million dollars a year then you can allow yourself a gold AppleWatch,
there is at least a million person in the USA that make that much.
so yeah....
The Edition gets special support. Wearers can probably contact the edition support team and order a replacement directly.
Share impressions? It's the same watch only gold. What sharing are you referring to?
Gold Apple watches appealing to the super rich.
Mr. Jobs would be turning in his grave. He fought hard to fight the "Apple is more expensive" and "Macs are for rich people" vibe.
Mr. Jobs would be turning in his grave. He fought hard to fight the "Apple is more expensive" and "Macs are for rich people" vibe.
What is it with all the liberal minded people here being so judgmental? If someone wants an Edition Watch and can afford to own one who are we to judge?
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And then people would have complained that Apple is giving certain customers special treatment and how unfair it is.
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And then people would have complained that Apple is giving certain customers special treatment and how unfair it is.
Hand delivered, hey?
Us plebs are lucky to have our orders dropkicked at us straight from the truck.
