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Apple Watch for Sale in Retail Stores by Reservation Only, No Walk-In Sales
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Oh yeas, because shipping over 10 million products (iPhone 6) over a first weekend is absolutely Apple limiting the stock to create desire for it. Because you know, Apple just like any any other busines company, doesn't want to sell it's products. Simply just want's to create desire and hype for it.
Keep believing that myth
Oh yeas, because shipping over 10 million products (iPhone 6) over a first weekend is absolutely Apple limiting the stock to create desire for it. Because you know, Apple just like any any other busines company, doesn't want to sell it's products. Simply just want's to create desire and hype for it.
Keep believing that myth
Because we know Apple could sell 20M iPhones in one weekend if they really wanted to. But Tim tells Jeff Williams to limit it to 10 million to create more "demand".
I don't think that Apple envisage the watch as a high selling product. It's an enhancement because it needs an iPhone as an enabler for most of its functions.
Yes it will sell well for the first few weeks and then there will be a steady flow of sales some possibly packaged with iPhones as a package.
I haven't heard of any stories of how many watches are being made....Unlike the stories in the past of millions of iPhones being produced in readiness for a new release.
The watch will have its place in the market but not to the extent of the iPhone.
MacBooks, iMacs and Apple TV are not seen as failures because they don't sell In the same quantities as the phones and the watch will be the same
Yes it will sell well for the first few weeks and then there will be a steady flow of sales some possibly packaged with iPhones as a package.
I haven't heard of any stories of how many watches are being made....Unlike the stories in the past of millions of iPhones being produced in readiness for a new release.
The watch will have its place in the market but not to the extent of the iPhone.
MacBooks, iMacs and Apple TV are not seen as failures because they don't sell In the same quantities as the phones and the watch will be the same
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Takes away some of the fun of luckily finding the watch you want is in stock, but less crowds the better
The only problem is that for you people planning on camping out, you can't camp out. There won't be walk-in purchases. If you really wanted to camp, you could pre-order for in store pick up and camp out, but that doesn't make a whole lot of sense.
Cook talks about how Apple is open for everyone and then starts filtering people by the depth of their pockets. He's just as full of **** as anyone else.
So are airlines not for everyone because first-class customers get different treatment than those in coach?
^^ best looking image of one I've seen.
exactly. whenever I buy my wife nice jewelry it's like the gift that keeps on giving back it oh-so right ways
It will be like a stampede of elephants to the Apple Store.
I don't think it will be quite like the launch of a new phone, but I do suspect there will be a lot of naysayers with owning one
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how is this type of launch wrong? personally if I was going in with money to seriously buy one the last thing I want is to be delayed by some kids jerking around checking one out. get them out of the way and let the real buyers through first.
this is about a customer experience not a show and tell event.
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Apple, Inc. has become a fashion destination. They sell style, urban chic, eco-friendly products for the narcissistic. Yes, high return rates are a feature of Apple's new high-fashion marketing strategy.
I remember when Apple sold highly dependable hardware with stable Unix based operating systems.
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...and Cook flies "private class". Everyone can look up and marvel his flyover. We all share his corporate jet.
This one may bite them. Many are already questioning if they really need to have an Apple Watch at the price they are charging now to just say "well you can't just walk in and buy one, you have to reserve it" is a bit over the top. So you are going to turn away sales, that's not so brilliant. So I have to make and appointment to look at one, then I have to make an appointment to buy one? Good luck.
I'm calling bunk on this one. I know MR got "training documents" but I can't believe that if someone walks in to an Apple store and is willing to buy one sight unseen that they wouldn't sell it to them.
That would be ridiculous.
And before you say "who would do that" I can assure you there are plenty of people that would love to get their hands on an Apple watch in the first few days. Even if they never planned on wearing it. Including many people that develop software for iOS and people that make money reviewing Apple stuff.
That would be ridiculous.
And before you say "who would do that" I can assure you there are plenty of people that would love to get their hands on an Apple watch in the first few days. Even if they never planned on wearing it. Including many people that develop software for iOS and people that make money reviewing Apple stuff.
Where does it say you have to make a separate appointment to buy one? Just go to store.apple.com and order it.
Or you can use the process below, which MR has chosen not to report for some reason (even though they usually report every other rumor that comes from 9to5Mac):
http://9to5mac.com/2015/03/29/apple...aled-magical-tables-demo-loops-sales-process/
^^ best looking image of one I've seen.
exactly. whenever I buy my wife nice jewelry it's like the gift that keeps on giving back it oh-so right ways
I don't think it will be quite like the launch of a new phone, but I do suspect there will be a lot of naysayers with owning one
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how is this type of launch wrong? personally if I was going in with money to seriously buy one the last thing I want is to be delayed by some kids jerking around checking one out. get them out of the way and let the real buyers through first.
this is about a customer experience not a show and tell event.
Yeah, right, keep telling it to yourself. Maybe after gazillion of times it will magically become true. Who knows.
Wall Street can be fickle. Look at 2013. In any case, Apple is dependent on the iPhone for most of its revenue and profits. If nothing more, Apple needs to keep iOS distinctive to prevent commoditization. Apple Watch is one such attempt.
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Impulse buyers are also more likely to return it. This isn't like a phone that people will keep even if they are only modestly satisfied with it.
My guess is that once the supply catches up they will allow walk-ins. Everything about the launch indicates they are taking the long view on this. If they were just looking to catch a passing fad they'd have released this months ago. They seem to be taking the time to get this right.
Again - this is from Apple's very own March 9th press release
Beginning April 10 in Australia, Canada, China, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, the UK and the US, Apple Watch will be available for preview, try-on by appointment at Apples retail stores, and available for pre-order through the Apple Online Store (www.apple.com). On April 24, Apple Watch will be available online or by reservation in Apples retail stores and select Apple Authorized Resellers in China and Japan. Customers who purchase online or in-store from Apple will be offered Personal Setup to customize and pair Apple Watch with their iPhone.
I'm confused. I thought Apple users were all 'sheep' that would buy anything Apple sold. And only 'sheep' will buy the Apple Watch, because it's so awful. Right?
So, why would it matter if Apple made it harder to buy? Won't all the 'sheep' just happily jump through whatever hoops Apple makes? Because they're 'sheep'?
The anti-Apple crowd needs to get their stories straight.
That doesn't preclude someone from walking in and buying one if they are able to fully specify what they want and are willing to buy one without trying it on.