The iPhone wasn't a game changer either, until the 3G model was released and they opened the app store. The watch is a new category, and its potential is still wide open.
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Apple Named World's Largest Wearables Vendor With an Estimated 3.5M Apple Watch Shipments in Q1 2017
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The iPhone wasn't a game changer either, until the 3G model was released and they opened the app store. The watch is a new category, and its potential is still wide open.
If this is true Apple would be besting $2 billion a year in revenues from this (probably more), not small potatoes. Good bet by the company execs. I don't have one, but when my UP dies, I'll probably replace it with an Apple Watch.
What an crazy post
That's like saying
Well i don't see any celebrities so that means they don't exist
Many are buying the watch and it's a great product. Just because you would rather use your phone for everything doesn't mean others want to
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He noted the difference between shipments and sales.
I agree, the argument he made afterwards is ridicule, but yours is ridicule as much.
Number of shipments don't really matter, and I don't understand why they are mentioned / published.
I used to have an apple watch, but it didn't not really meet my expectation.
the constant syncing between the watch and iphone kills it for me.
For some it works for other it doesn't.
He noted the difference between shipments and sales.
I agree, the argument he made afterwards is ridicule, but yours is ridicule as much.
Number of shipments don't really matter, and I don't understand why they are mentioned / published.
I used to have an apple watch, but it didn't not really meet my expectation.
the constant syncing between the watch and iphone kills it for me.
For some it works for other it doesn't.
That's why the word "breakthrough" was being thrown around so much when talking about it. Unlike you, who omitted it.
That shipments vs. sales argument would hold water if this was a brand new product. Its not... we are several years in. Why would vendors keep ordering them now if they weren't selling the ones they ordered last quarter? That makes no sense.
As for the argument that no one has them, that is not what I've seen. I continue to see more and more Apple Watches in the wild with greater frequency but this could be regional. I'm in the US where iPhones have a huge marketshare. In other parts of the world where iPhones aren't as widely used, I'd expect you not to see many Apple Watches.
Wearables always seems like an odd word. Since Cook lumped in headphones with it, shouldn't any headphone manufacturer be included too?
I think the smartwatch market is neat, just not hundreds of dollars neat. That's what keeps me from purchasing.
EDIT: The word "wearables" according to macOS and Merriam Webster says "an item that can be worn." That can apply to shoes, socks, or even underwear. Is Apple outshipping Hanes?
I think they need to reword their analysis so it refers to smartwatches or similar.
I think the smartwatch market is neat, just not hundreds of dollars neat. That's what keeps me from purchasing.
EDIT: The word "wearables" according to macOS and Merriam Webster says "an item that can be worn." That can apply to shoes, socks, or even underwear. Is Apple outshipping Hanes?
I think they need to reword their analysis so it refers to smartwatches or similar.
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THIS!
And until this happens (if ever) is the only reason and purpose a smartwatch has for me as well.
1. some vendors sell others don't. your argument would hold water if all (or most) vendors sold out on iwatches
for stakeholders shipments might give an indication of a trend. But sales will give weight to the trend (continuation or reversal).
2. How did I give you the impression nobody has them: some love them others don't.
The "features" of Gen 3 have not even been released yet! I don't have an Apple Watch.
If the next Gen has a feature called LTE <s> I will indeed purchase one.
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AT&T has NumberSync for that.
And Apple is known for always only having so much available product in stock. They are very lean when it comes to available stock on hand.
Obviously, many can see what you can't. I have gen 2 and can't wait for gen 3. My gain, your loss.
Well sales don't matter much anyway as long as you're happy with the product.
Phones like pixel don't sell massive numbers that doesn't mean it's not a great phone
Re-read my post. I stated that they ALL do the same thing, which would include notifications.
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I have had a Series 0 watch from day and love it. Especially when Watch OS3 came out. When I read about the Watch being tops in Q1 I had to come to MacRumors to see all the trolls who come here, do mental gymnastics to downplay the news. I am not disappointed. I am cracking up watching the trolls head explode, lol. Of course I have to say, where is Samsung and Android wear? Come on Samsung Defense Force, where are you?.......lol
Apple wearable includes watches, earpods, headphones etc. We still don't know how well Apple Watch is selling. It looks great statistically and the reason Apple put then all in the same other group. Fitbit might still be selling more than the Apple Watch.
I doubt a lot of the sales are repeat buyers. Personally, I do not know a single person IRL that has bought two different version. They either bought the series 0 watch or waited for the series 1/2
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really!? The original iPhone was a serious game changer, even without an App Store and crappy 2G.
Fitbit has a much larger product line over the Apple Watch and their devices are significantly cheaper for lower tier models. I also question which model Fitbit sells the most.
However, Fitbit also had a horrible Holiday season in sales and their stock dropped significantly as well.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.fo...2/fitbit-fourth-quarter-earnings-outlook/amp/
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.fo...1/11/why-fitbit-stock-crashed-75-in-2016.aspx
Really. The original iPhone was a great proof of concept, but it used slow cellular data, lacked a GPS, and you could only have the apps that came with it. It was also highly dependent on regular wired connections to iTunes on a mac or pc. It was seen as a clever toy, but no threat to the Blackberrys that serious people used. The 3G model was the first model that started to show what iPhone was really going to be all about. Cellular data speeds were faster (3G!), it included the GPS, and the app store was introduced, with the crazy idea that software could be free or cheap, easy to install and so intuitive that user manuals and help files weren't necessary. That was the real game changer. That's when Blackberrys, Palm Pilots, and plain old cell phones quickly became things of the past.
I bought the original Apple Watch when it first came out, and this January bought the series 2. For me, $400 is a small price to pay for the amount of use I get out of the watch.