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Apple Employees to Receive 50% Off Apple Watch and Apple Watch Sport Models, $550 Off Gold Model
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Of course and they prob did they analysis and price for supply vs demand to know the best price point wout saturating the market. Still, apple tends to be over aggressive w pricing of the first gen of products... Remember the iPhone.
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What are you talking about. LmaoWell then Android Wear devices must be really overpriced since Google was giving them away to developrs at last years I/O conference.
You need to re-read what I wrote.
So basically, you have a problem with every successful company in the world? You could say the same about Microsoft, Google, Samsung, Exxon, Chevron, Comcast, Disney, etc.
Apple's success is in large part due to their very reasonable and honest prices. They're so reasonable, in fact, that it takes them months just to catch up to demand whenever they launch a new iPhone!
You won't find too many products that offer Apple's level of quality, features and support for the same or better price.
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Yes, yes, yes. But what about those who don't want one? Will they face passive intimidation to purchase?
I'm guessing you never worked for a big company? People won't care. In fact, I work for a Windows/Android OEM and most of us use iPhones for personal use.
I think the Watch is definitely worth the $350-400 starting price. The iPod was $399 in 2001 and people thought it was too high. Guess what? People voted with their wallets and we know how that turned out. The watch will be no different.
Uhh, who's talking about Android?
For being such Mac fans, some of you have Android on the mind a lot more than one would think. One could even consider it an obsession of sorts.
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Disney definitely.
Good one, got a laugh out of me.
Heh, tell that to the upset people who wait hours in an Apple store for help after showing up on time for their appointment. You'd think for what Apple charges, they could at least be on time with their service appointments.
And features? Don't open that floodgate, man. It won't end well for your argument, so let's pretend you didn't mention it.
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Probationary period. Any smart HR Department would refuse allowing you any such benefits until you've been with the company for 60-90 days in good standing.
Join the company, loot the benefits, and then immediately quit .. that tactic maybe worked back in the 1980s.
I'd rather get 50% off than a free sport. If I were working for Apple I'd saving $549 compared to $399 tops.
Well, they waited 6 months to adjust the Canadian prices up. Anyone who bought it that period, especially when it was near 80 cents, got a very good deal from Apple
.They have no probationary period for discounts and goodies. Day 1 at apple you get your free 200gb of iCloud storage, your free pro apps and access to your 25% and $500 credits/discounts.
Your benefits don't kick in until after 90 days.
So yes, someone can get hired at apple and buy the watch then leave.
Reading Tim Cook's email....."experience Apples most personal product yet...........Our products enrich peoples lives like no others, and we think Apple Watch is going to delight our customers in ways people cant yet imagine"
What a complete wanker.
What a complete wanker.
One persons useless toy is another persons useful tool. How is Apple trying to sell you anything that you are not interested in buying?
It's nice that your are taking an interest in someone else's excitement over something they are interested in buying.
Instead of $550 off the Apple Watch edition, they should have left it at full price but with free AppleCare.
I'm amazed at how many people on this form don't realize this is a marketing strategy. This watch is a big gamble for Apple and one strategy is to outfit it's staff with the product in order to create recognition that people are willing to own such a device.
like who? lots of differing opinions flying around but i don't recall anyone arguing about the reason behind the offer.. everyone seems to realize it's a promotional thing.
Not that this has much to do with the topic, but this actually isn't the case at all. At least not in the US. The vast majority of people out there buying phones/smartphones/iPhones at subsidized cost have no idea that the $199/$299/etc isn't the actual cost of the phone. Just work in wireless for a while (I did, about 2 years, AT&T) and tell me that's the case. We dreaded people coming back in to replace a broken phone before their contract was up, and they had no insurance on the phone. It was always a shocker to them that they couldn't walk back in and get a new phone at the same promo price they paid at the start of the contract. This was always a nightmare situation from a customer service standpoint. Usually led to just a really bad day.
I think that this subsidized pricing model is going to cause slower uptake with the Apple watch than most Apple fans expect. The average Joe, who barely pays his bills on time, is now going to be looking at buying even the cheapest Apple watch($349) and paying more than he (in his mind at least) paid for his iPhone. That's something Apple has to fight hard to overcome. It's also the reason people don't refresh iPads as often, and those sales are dropping. There's no "help" (aka subsidization) every 2 years on them. The full cost is hard for most people to absorb more than every 3-5 years.
I hope you know that PUBLIC companies have to answer to share holders. They will tear you apart if you didn't earn that one extra dollar. What you are talking about can apply to private companies. Companies like to grow. You can't grow without spending money and making money.
Apple needs to make as much money as possible for a rainy day. When the iPhone does decrease in sales, they need some cushion. Very bad idea to completely depend on HERO products. I mean...look at Radioshack.