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Apple Watch Demand Slides Significantly in June as Launch Momentum Wanes
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I am a total Apple nerd and watching the ads I really wanted one but I didn't want one enough to spend that kind of money on a toy. Gen 2 will likely be a huge step forward, if it isn't then they may as well discontinue it
And doesn't count in-store sales, and doesn't count anyone that doesn't opt-in to having their mail tracked, etc.
I must be in the minority here, I bought a sport 38mm on the first day and I have just come to love it. I use it mainly for tracking my exercise, text alerts/replies and news notifications. I don't use it for email as I don't find that useful yet. Mine just bricked though, so it's in the shop and I miss having it as I have gotten quite used to it. However, I agree with some of the others here, the marketing and launch was just terrible and there are too many configurations, Apple got greedy and maybe some bad advice as they should have made one product with different band colors and sold it for $299 and it would have been a HUGE hit. It's just too expensive for people to try out and whenever I go into an Apple store, very few people are even looking at them
Bought one for my wife and myself and we love it. That being said it's pretty expensive for a novelty so not everyone is going to get it.
Exactly. Slice is looking for traffic. The vast majority of people don't use Slice and won't be caught in their data.
Exactly...
I really question whether this will go the way of the Apple TV where it sits along the wall at the Apple Store and every once in a while someone goes over and buys one.
It is not a revolutionary product. It's an expansion device to the iPhone, much like a BT earpiece.
Mark my words, the Apple Watch will evolve into some other type of wearable, like a touch sensitive projector on the back of your hand or forearm, like this:
Errr - I think i'll keep my Watch to be honest, thats horrendous.
Isn't health and fitness data included in your iPhone backup? That would be a pretty surprising bug if it weren't.
I think I read that you have to use an encrypted backup for health and fitness data to be included... is that why you lost it?
I keep seeing this about battery life, I charge mine every 2-3 days and that's wearing it for at least 6-10 hours per day (shut it off at night) so the battery has been great for me and I use my iPhone less so more battery there as well.
So, if it were waterproof and had a SIM card you would leave your iPhone at home from now on?
Same here.. I sold it for more than I purchased it after owning/playing with it for a month. I'm hoping the v2 really wows me.
No, it's very cheap for a watch. But proper watches last far longer than 24h and will be worth more in years to come.
It will also track workouts, play music to bluetooth headphones, work as a timer and stopwatch. All the things a regular watch will do plus a few more. Pair it with the phone and you can put your phone away and still stay in touch with notices, messages, etc.
I don't - it doesn't do everything a phone does, and with that screen size it won't for a long long time (until interaction changes so much that the screen doesn't matter). Given which, the tie to the phone simply isn't a drawback - I have my phone anyway, so there' no lost viability for a device depending upon me having it.
I really like my Sport. Wear it every day, from morning until night. Best health device I've owned. I like having the time again on my wrist (unlike my Fitbit). Being able to glance down to see notifications is a nice convenience. There is still work to do and I wouldn't blame anyone waiting for version 2.
Right because you have sales data to know that sales are in the toilet.
I think MR needs to put up poll asking how many MR members have their email tracked by Slice Analytics. My guess is no one does.
But this isn't surprising. MR ran plenty of stores about the iPhone 5C allegedly being s failure too even though there wasn't a shred of solid evidence to support it.
How is it expensive? It's very cheap for a watch! I'll stick to Swiss ones that last longer in every way possible thanks.I must be in the minority here, I bought a sport 38mm on the first day and I have just come to love it. I use it mainly for tracking my exercise, text alerts/replies and news notifications. I don't use it for email as I don't find that useful yet. Mine just bricked though, so it's in the shop and I miss having it as I have gotten quite used to it. However, I agree with some of the others here, the marketing and launch was just terrible and there are too many configurations, Apple got greedy and maybe some bad advice as they should have made one product with different band colors and sold it for $299 and it would have been a HUGE hit. It's just too expensive for people to try out and whenever I go into an Apple store, very few people are even looking at them
Some people really need some perspective! These numbers would imply more that $10 billion in first year revenue from the Apple Watch. By what measure would this be considered a flop or comparable to the Apple TV "hobby"?
So why is MR even reporting on this then? Slow news day?
Worth more in what way? Resell? If you thought this was a purchase intended for resell then you made a mistake. The value it gives right this minute is the reason to purchase and the basis for the purchase.