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Apple Watch buyers: what's your age?
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Good thread.
I'm currently 15 but I voted 16 because it launches 2 days before I turn 16. Close enough right?
I'm currently 15 but I voted 16 because it launches 2 days before I turn 16. Close enough right?
26-30 
keep in mind this skews to the Macrumors Forums audience, not necessarily representative of Apple Watch buyers overall. In any case an interesting thread.
keep in mind this skews to the Macrumors Forums audience, not necessarily representative of Apple Watch buyers overall. In any case an interesting thread.
I believe that this poll should only be open to those who can provide both a birth certificate and proof of purchase.
What about a certificate of sanity ?
We need one from non-buyers such as yourself as well
Thanks for the poll, this will be an interesting one to watch.
So far the curve here makes a lot of sense. We're looking at older/mid Gen-Yers who grew up through the tech boom of the 90's, the dot com bust of the early 00s, and had the iPhone released around the time many were graduating with a Bachelor's degree. The 26-30 and 31-35 demographics were the first to grow up with personal computers in their homes, and most potential buyers with an undergraduate degree probably have enough disposable income to justify the purchase if it interests them.
I remember buying an iPhone 3G my first year out of college and friends/family kind of treating it like it was "just a geek thing" I was doing. Now they all own smartphones. I wonder if the current smartwatch trend will follow the same curve. It's a geeky thing now, but give it another 3 years and I suspect the proliferation will be much greater.
And as others have stated - the poll is likely skewed based on MacRumors demographics. I'd also be interested in cross checking this with gender, but I have a feeling it would also be skewed by MacRumors readership (I'd guess that MacRumors forum members are something in the range of 80-90%+ male
So far the curve here makes a lot of sense. We're looking at older/mid Gen-Yers who grew up through the tech boom of the 90's, the dot com bust of the early 00s, and had the iPhone released around the time many were graduating with a Bachelor's degree. The 26-30 and 31-35 demographics were the first to grow up with personal computers in their homes, and most potential buyers with an undergraduate degree probably have enough disposable income to justify the purchase if it interests them.
I remember buying an iPhone 3G my first year out of college and friends/family kind of treating it like it was "just a geek thing" I was doing. Now they all own smartphones. I wonder if the current smartwatch trend will follow the same curve. It's a geeky thing now, but give it another 3 years and I suspect the proliferation will be much greater.
And as others have stated - the poll is likely skewed based on MacRumors demographics. I'd also be interested in cross checking this with gender, but I have a feeling it would also be skewed by MacRumors readership (I'd guess that MacRumors forum members are something in the range of 80-90%+ male
Age Apple watch buyers
You still have teeth?
60, with most of my teeth.
+ female with daughter who typed first book report on home computer in 4th grade, 1984. (PC Jr.! All we could afford. )
Milanese all the way 42 mm SS because 184 wrist measure, and I think the SS will appear smaller on the wrist due to mirror/reflective qualities.
You still have teeth?
60, with most of my teeth.
+ female with daughter who typed first book report on home computer in 4th grade, 1984. (PC Jr.! All we could afford. )
Milanese all the way 42 mm SS because 184 wrist measure, and I think the SS will appear smaller on the wrist due to mirror/reflective qualities.
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47 with a 24yo son who thinks he's gonna buy one, too. He's my partner in early adoption geekery this time around. He and I also bought the 1st gen iPhone together in 2007. Last time it was iPad in 2010 and my husband was my partner in crime. He's 34, btw. I suspect the husband will get the Apple Watch, but I am thinking it'll be my anniversary gift to him. Convenient that it comes out near our anniversary, no?
p.s. my middle kid is 17 and has no real interest in watches, yet says he finds this one interesting and my 14yo is bummed that the rose gold one is so expensive because it's the only one that caught her eye, so I dunno that she'll get one unless they tint some aluminum ones someday.
*all kids in this household can afford to buy their own, if they want. I make them save at least half their money so they can afford stuff like this.
p.s. my middle kid is 17 and has no real interest in watches, yet says he finds this one interesting and my 14yo is bummed that the rose gold one is so expensive because it's the only one that caught her eye, so I dunno that she'll get one unless they tint some aluminum ones someday.
*all kids in this household can afford to buy their own, if they want. I make them save at least half their money so they can afford stuff like this.
Probably. When I bought the first gen iPhone, people thought it was some strange novelty. I knew about 5 or 6 people (personally) who even had one that first 6 months or so. And one of those was my son and he lived in my house. LOL.
After the 3G came out, I knew a few dozen. The 3GS and the market started to saturate further.
When we bought our first gen iPad, we stood in a VERY short line to pick one up. I think we were done in less than 30 minutes with the whole transaction.
I didn't know anyone who had one but us.
Now, I don't know too many people who don't have an iPad or some other tablet.
It'll be interesting to see what happens with the Apple Watch.
Side note: I think it's kind of funny when people come here (I started to notice it a lot more circa 2011/2012 with the 4S and 5) and talk about showing off their phones and being seen with iPhones. Maybe I'm just an oddball, but it never would cross my mind that anyone would see me with an iPhone and think one thing or another. I actually became annoyed at constantly handing people the first couple that I owned. I mean, it was fun with the original because people were interested in the tech and all, but by the 3GS, I was more like "damn, buy your own... they're subsidized now."
I dunno... I can honestly say that "what someone thinks of what I'm carrying" is nowhere on my list of "things to consider when purchasing tech gear" because I just DGAF what other people think of what I use.
If they want a right to an opinion that I'll listen to, they need to be funding my purchases.
