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Apple Employees Receiving Final Watch Training, Apple Stores to Be Transformed on April 10
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Breaking news: Company wants people to buy the products its selling. More on this shocking devlopment at 11.
Yeah. What company would spend all the time and money in R& D then not advertise the darn the thing. IQ 6 i guess.
So Apple would give their employees a 500+ phone and not a 350 watch? A la you Toolbox.
You may not get it but it is reality.
Maybe its because its a wearable and people are used to their jewellery lasting or maybe because it follows a long history of being a long term investment, but watches are supposed to last.
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Sales are going to end up being underwhelming on this device.. Even the idea of purchasing/looking at the device seems to be a big hassle. I'm going to have to ask permission, then have an Apple employee watch me over my shoulder, and then have to deal with the inevitable sales pitch to purchase. All I want to do is look at the device, not be "sold" on it. Not to mention the fact I can't imagine going from not wearing a watch, to immediately wearing a tech device that screams "fanboy." Sorry, not seeing it. If the device was something truly revolutionary, everything that I said above would be meaningless. But it's not, it's not even close.
Yeah, something else that isn't "optimal" is selling an 18k gold watch with a "sport" band -- for $10,000.
Hmmmm....
Ok. Well... describe the process in which they'll invent a new metal as light as aluminum, yet as elegant, shiny, & beautiful as stainless steel.
Apple should lease a space in front of each Apple Store for an iWatch kiosk with one of those number dispenser things they use at the DMV for the people wanting to coonfinger an iWatch.
I just need to get in and try a 12" MBA keyboard before the iWatch silliness ramps up.
All of you that domt want a sports band can send them to me
Lol! Funny thing is,I'm buying the stainless (well actually 2 of them) and one sport band for the gym.
I want a link bracelet but not going to pay $449 for a watch band. When do the third party bands arrive? Apr 11?
I hear you. I'm still running Windows 95 on a 133MHz Pentium because every time I go to upgrade, something new is just around the corner.
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Why not? It's an Apple band and it will probably be better than the $299 3rd party band that is similar. The high quality bands aren't going to be like cheap iPhone cases.
I still don't see quite why there's so much angst -- on both sides -- regarding this device. To me, it looks useful. Life changing? No, maybe not, but certainly useful. Each person will need to experience it to see for themselves.
And that experience can be had for as little as $375 -- far less than the majority of posters here spend on their computers and on their phone. Sure, I get that the phone is needed, but you already have one, right?
When my next Verizon upgrade comes around, I'll reenter the iPhone world and pick up a Sport. I expect to like it, but if I don't the world won't end.
And that experience can be had for as little as $375 -- far less than the majority of posters here spend on their computers and on their phone. Sure, I get that the phone is needed, but you already have one, right?
When my next Verizon upgrade comes around, I'll reenter the iPhone world and pick up a Sport. I expect to like it, but if I don't the world won't end.
Do you think there could be an unfortunate "Engineered" shortage of Sports Watches, meaning you go to buy the sports one, and.
"Oh so sorry sir, we do not have any of those in stock right now due to demand, however, we do have the full range of stainless steel models with luxury straps for you to look at and purchase right away if you would care to try one on"
"Oh so sorry sir, we do not have any of those in stock right now due to demand, however, we do have the full range of stainless steel models with luxury straps for you to look at and purchase right away if you would care to try one on"
I actually saw a 3rd party band on Amazon. I too want a few 3rd party bands,but I'm concerned. I plan on buying the stainless and I don't know how good I'd feel going on a 6 mile jog with a 9.00 band made in Nigeria with my 700.00 watch. Lol I guess I'd feel better doing that with a authentic band.
Do you think there could be an unfortunate "Engineered" shortage of Sports Watches, meaning you go to buy the sports one, and.
"Oh so sorry sir, we do not have any of those in stock right now due to demand, however, we do have the full range of stainless steel models with luxury straps for you to look at and purchase right away if you would care to try one on"
Whether planned intentionally or not, you can bet the farm that will be the case at launch.
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I hear you. I'm still running Windows 95 on a 133MHz Pentium because every time I go to upgrade, something new is just around the corner.
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Or, you can get the Sport and wait a month or two for the after market bands to show up and get something that might be much more to your liking for much less than what Apple is offering. It seems to me that the bands are where the real profit is in the Apple watch. I predict that the depreciation on selling old Apple bands will be monumental. I doubt anyone would even pay for a used sport band
Yeah, I'm looking to get the SS Watch with a black sports band and looking into these later.
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This. I buy my iPhones unlocked every 2 years. The iPhone 6 Plus cost me $1,100. I'll buy the Watch I want to wear for the next couple of years and will upgrade then like I do with my iPhone. Bonus: the bands look to be designed for progressively thinner Watches so I expect that any bands you start collecting will work on new Watches well into the future.
You can't buy a Sport watch with a Classic Buckle band already attached in the shrink-wrapped box. There is no SKU for that combination.
You can buy:
- a Sport Watch with a Sport band
- a separate Classic Buckle band
Then you would take the two packages home, open the two packages, exchange the Classic Buckle band for the Sport band, and then put the Sport band in a drawer.
I hear you. I'm still running Windows 95 on a 133MHz Pentium because every time I go to upgrade, something new is just around the corner.
I'm not really that bad, but what you said is true. There is always something newer coming along in a few months. There is usually a decision to make, buy now or wait. I do understand the hesitation in the first generation of a new product category, unless the purchase price doesn't bother you. Then I say go for it.
Or, you can get the Sport and wait a month or two for the after market bands to show up and get something that might be much more to your liking for much less than what Apple is offering. It seems to me that the bands are where the real profit is in the Apple watch. I predict that the depreciation on selling old Apple bands will be monumental. I doubt anyone would even pay for a used sport band
I can't imagine the White band would stay clean for long...
With respect to the early adopters and those emotionally connected to what some Apple lovers like to say is a "sexy" watch, frankly I see it as a huge test.
One that will certainly fulfill Apple's image as a pioneer, or will it?
Will the public buy after the honeymoon is over?
Will it actually get couch potatoes off their butt?
Will people's patience be exhausted by short battery life?
Will incessant alarms, alerts, beeps and chimes create insomniacs?
Will Apple claim "you're wearing it wrong?"
Will it be a status symbol among diabetics?
Will it become the new medical bracelet?
Will it elevate prices of cheap imitations?
Will there be a six month back order?
We'll know before long...
One that will certainly fulfill Apple's image as a pioneer, or will it?
Will the public buy after the honeymoon is over?
Will it actually get couch potatoes off their butt?
Will people's patience be exhausted by short battery life?
Will incessant alarms, alerts, beeps and chimes create insomniacs?
Will Apple claim "you're wearing it wrong?"
Will it be a status symbol among diabetics?
Will it become the new medical bracelet?
Will it elevate prices of cheap imitations?
Will there be a six month back order?
We'll know before long...
Why is the sales pitch "inevitable"? The Apple Store employee is going to be there to answer any questions you might have, and if you decide to buy/preorder in-store, he or she can help you to do this.
They will probably hover a bit closer if you're trying on the Edition Watch, but I don't expect that's the one you're going to be looking at, so it isn't going to affect you.
I think the watches will basically sell themselves, just as other Apple products do. A lot of people won't even bother to try it on first. They can just pre-order online or at the store without making an appointment.