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Apple Watch Demand Flattening as 42mm Models Estimated to Represent Over 80% of Orders

furam90 said:
The only other person I've seen wearing one so far is this old hippie, quack professor I used to have.
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I'm old, my sisters have accused me of once being a hippie, and I taught college for several years.

I'm finding the watch very satisfying in my first hours of use. It's no more bulky than the Ironman digital I've worn for decades. I've already used it to set an alarm, it's notified me when the alarm came due, and it's an easy way to check stock prices and temps. Oh, and it tells time.

I'm already becoming a little annoyed when I have to pull my phone out of my pocket to do something. I know that's a first world problem but I think it speaks to the utility of the watch. Kuo, furam90 and I will have to agree to disagree.
 
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Ordered mine within 45 minutes but i cancelled it after 3 weeks of waiting. I'll pass this round and see how the watch pans out for gen 2.

What threw me off was a lot of the bugs and disappointment, especially the laggy heart rate sensor, a feature which i'd probably use the most.

If i had gotten it sooner i would've kept it. But after 3 weeks, with another 2-3 to go i decided this round wasn't for me.

C ya next year! :apple:
 
crsh1976 said:
I don't question your purchase, it's your money - but I still don't get the whole deal with smart watches, they don't appeal to me and I don't see the need for one.

To each their own.
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If they don't appeal to you, and you don't see the need. That's fine, but why do people in that category feel the need to, basically, evangelize their own "meh-ness" to others? What's the point?

People complain about $399 for a smartwatch, which they don't need, but does anyone really need a new 700 phone every year or two? Yes, that's what we pay.....just often it's subsidized through higher cell phone service plans.

If someone doesn't want an Apple Watch, fine, but what's the point in coming online to make sure the world knows how much you don't want a watch?
 
chrismac2 said:
I have 3 friends who have :apple:Watches, a coworker, and two other friends have :apple:Watches on order.

I have had people question my purchase, but my impression has been that they're irrational attitude towards it, as if because they don't see the need, they have to try to bash the product in the hopes of bringing it down.

I say they're just jealous. Most of the people who have put down the watch that I've spoken to are Android/Samsung fans.

PS. Bulky? I just don't get this.....my previous Fossil watch was way bulkier----and all it did was tell time.
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It's amazing how much hate someone can have for a product they never even tried, isn't it? Maybe they should take that passion and energy and create something better since they seem to know what's useful and not useful for everyone.
 
I'm afraid to say that if sales for the first year are below 10 million, a certain head chef's head will be rolling.

Here is the first evidence of the Apple Flopch.
 
Brett1203 said:
At the end of the day, Apple still sold more in 1 month by far than Google shipped in all of 2014 across all the models they have out. So still a victory :)
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Agreed. Except Apple can only record it as a sale when it ships. Stills lots of people (including myself) waiting for their watch. Lots of orders, fewer sales :(
 
The build of the Apple Watch is certainly very nice. Apart from that there are too many flaws... I'm waiting until Gen2 or 3.

Couldn't justify the high CA$449 price tag - the quality of the overall product needs to improve.
 
LSUFAN861 said:
The lack of availability also make people lose interest, like me. Wanted one very bad, but now I can wait and see how it goes.
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That was called an impulse buy. Since they weren't available, you calmed down and now don't want it so badly. I think impulse buyers have the highest rate of return, too.
 
furam90 said:
No surprise, there just simply isn't a market for wearables at their current price and their current bulkiness. I wore mine out to the bar the other night with some friends and they were all questioning my buy.

The only other person I've seen wearing one so far is this old hippie, quack professor I used to have. So yeah, not surprised at the sales figures.
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No market? :p 15 million units at an average of $500 or so. That 7.5 billion, that's BILLION, dollars! And that's just this analysts prediction, which isn't worth much.

What a flop! :rolleyes:
 
chrismac2 said:
If they don't appeal to you, and you don't see the need. That's fine, but why do people in that category feel the need to, basically, evangelize their own "meh-ness" to others? What's the point?

People complain about $399 for a smartwatch, which they don't need, but does anyone really need a new 700 phone every year or two? Yes, that's what we pay.....just often it's subsidized through higher cell phone service plans.

If someone doesn't want an Apple Watch, fine, but what's the point in coming online to make sure the world knows how much you don't want a watch?
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It's the same as the point of people coming online to make sure the world knows how much you do want the watch. People like giving their opinion. Just because you want/have one doesn't make your opinion of the watch any more valid than anyone else's. I mean, are you saying you'd prefer to enter an echo chamber forum of people circle yanking about a product you like?
 
aukermania said:
This is ridiculous. That number is still 5x that of the nearest competitor and is a great first round for a tech accessory. Haters, shut up. It's still a cool product just maybe not for you-- just like you probably don't have at least one item from the Apple lineup.
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You had 6 votes on the top comments section. Then I liked your post and now you have 5 votes. wtf?
 
Mackinjosh said:
Most likely due to people actually seeing the watch in person, laughing their butts off, and then moving on to something useful.
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How could one simply SEE it in person and determine whether or not it would be useful? One would have to USE it.

I've had an Apple Watch since launch day and I find it very useful.
 
Currently on sale in US, UK, Australia, Canada, China, France, Germany, Hong Kong and Japan.


So does China have the watch yet? I wouldn't say (total global) demand has flattened if it hasn't even launched in all the major markets Apple serves.

The Apple Watch Edition seems a great fit for China for example. I'd imagine even Apple can only forecast that demand.
 
Did the number of first generation sales of the iPod, iPhone or iPad correctly predict the eventual success of each product line? No. I know very few who owned all three of those in first generation, but I know very few people who have not owned them all at one point or another.
 
icanhazapple said:
good, let it flop. focus on making a computer that is upgradeable and stop being so hostile to enthusiasts.
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It's quite upgradable. The resale value stays up so well you can often just sell it and buy the upgraded model (with a new warranty) for less than the price of a couple more years of applecare.

I spent many hundreds of dollars upgrading my Apple II, and it was still an Apple II, not a Mac Pro.
 
rtdunham said:
I'm finding the watch very satisfying in my first hours of use. It's no more bulky than the Ironman digital I've worn for decades. I've already used it to set an alarm, it's notified me when the alarm came due, and it's an easy way to check stock prices and temps. I'm already finding it a little annoying on the occasions when I have to pull my phone out of my pocket. I know that's a first world problem but I think it speaks to the utility of the watch. Kuo, furam90 and I will have to agree to disagree.
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I love my watch as well.

It's changed my focus at work. It truly has. I now know when an alert comes. My phone is always on my desk. I used to look to it every 30 minutes or so to see an alert (I can't hear the vibration in the office environment and don't want it to beep). Now, I can go on with my work, and know that I'll get taps on my wrist when something is going on. And a slight flick of the arm to see the time, and I'll see a little 'red' dot at the top of the screen if I missed or ignored anything. I'm a lot more focused now, with the same feeling of being connected. It's really an invaluable investment to me.
 
Benjamin Frost said:
I'm afraid to say that if sales for the first year are below 10 million, a certain head chef's head will be rolling.

Here is the first evidence of the Apple Flopch.
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Neither the iPhone or iPad got to 10 million in its first year. Look at them now. Are those products flops?

Correction:
iPhone first Generation sold 6.1 million in first year.
iPad first generation sold 14.8 million in 3 quarters.
 
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bbeagle said:
The Apple Watch sales is mostly just early adopters. They haven't been selling in Apple Stores yet. Why would early adopters wait so long to place an order? Of course the demand is down.

We'll wait and see what the real demand is when you can actually go to an Apple Store, look at it, and take it home the same day.
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Agreed. Let's get through the holidays with these available to purchase in Apple Stores and see how much of a "flop" this watch is.
 
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