He's the CEO. Of course he's going to say a load of positive stuff.
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Best Buy Accelerating Apple Watch Rollout to All 1,050 Stores Amid Strong Demand
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They have never soldered memory in Mac Pro and 99% of the desktops. Only the newest 21inch iMac memory is soldered.
The rest of this rant is just gibberish anyway.
I saw two posts in my Twitter feed this morning that I thought were quite insightful. One called the watch, especially the digital crown "fidgety". The second said they were getting "bored" with the device but then reminded themselves it's "just a watch".
Maybe I'm using the device wrong but I'm rarely fidgeting with it. I interact with it for specific things or when I get notifications but other than that it sits on my wrist and I sometimes forget it's there. But I didn't buy the watch expecting to play with it a lot, I didn't buy it expecting to fiddle with it. And that's what I like about the watch, that I don't have to tinker with it. I can put it on my wrist and for the most part not think about it.
Maybe I'm using the device wrong but I'm rarely fidgeting with it. I interact with it for specific things or when I get notifications but other than that it sits on my wrist and I sometimes forget it's there. But I didn't buy the watch expecting to play with it a lot, I didn't buy it expecting to fiddle with it. And that's what I like about the watch, that I don't have to tinker with it. I can put it on my wrist and for the most part not think about it.
Why?? If you could sell them as fast as you can make them, why would this move be necessary?
But wait, I thought you said Apple never said they were pleased. So do they say positive stuff or not?
I just think Apple skated to where the puck was, not where it was headed (always on display, GPS), just like all other uninspired corporations, and that disappoints me.
So you can sell them to even more people? I'm struggling to understand why having product in more stores is somehow a sign of failure. Of course there are people here who think Apple purposely makes less of something (or hides it in a warehouse somewhere) to create the illusion of demand, so nothing should surprise me I guess.
When designing products there are trade offs. I love the retina display on my watch. Could you have a nice display like that, that is always on, and still get decent battery life? And let's not forget we didn't get 3G and GPS in the iPhone until the second gen and we didn't get LTE until iPhone 5.
Let's wait till we see some actual numbers .... if Apple allows it. I was in my local BB and asked the "person on AW duty" about sales. Answer: "a lot of looking but few buying.." Suppose it doesn't help there is an Apple Store in the mall across the street
I asked someone at my local Apple Store and he said he's seen more interest in the Watch than in the iPhone when that launched in 2007.
And the fact the Watch outsold iPod, iPhone and iPad when those launches gets a 'meh' reaction, too.
Really? 3G and price drops due to contracts were no-brainers. App store didn't gain traction for a while though because Steve didn't like the idea, but the concept was at least there initially.
if you buy me one I'll consider it.
Yeah but similar things can be said about the watch. 'Make it work without iPhone (Wifi and GPS)', 'more health sensors' and 'lower the price - especially of the Sport and the bands' spring to mind.
As far as I can tell Apple has advertised the Apple Watch for exactly what it is. What has Apple claimed about the Apple Watch that is not true?
I was just stopped at a red light and a contractor in a pickup truck was stopped next to me with his arm hanging out the window. He was sporting a stainless watch with black leather loop. It's literally every day I see them in public. I guess it helps I live in a densely populated state with an above national average median income and plenty of Apple stores. But this goes to show its not just popular with white collar techie types, but blue collar workers as well. Many commenters here would have you believe otherwise.
Are you being serious or are you just trying to stir up the forum? Last time I checked, it was Samsung that was fined for astro-turfing wherein it paid people to write positive reviews about its products and bash competing products. And do you have numbers to back up the claim that Apple is spending more on PR/marketing than on products?
Watch took some 45% of all watch revenue, and 11% of total watch product count. Hardly "doomed" for a new product."Doomed" is Microsoft spending $500,000,000 to develop a cell phone which sold just 500 units of.
I would like to see the source for that information because Apple have released no figures to support it.
One of those people that may not work for him but works great for a lot of others. If it's not your thing don't worry about it...just makes him look like he has an agenda to drag what is a very useful product to alot of people
Best Buy probably thinks they can sell even more of them if they could sell them in all of their stores rather than just some of their stores. They are probably seeing demand much higher than they expected, and are getting requests to buy the watch from stores where they don't currently sell them.
"Doomed" is Microsoft spending $500,000,000 to develop a cell phone which sold just 500 units of.
It is amazing how this gets turned around. Heralded vs. Reality
When the AW was about to launch, it was heralded as the next big thing. iPhone level next big thing.
It hasn't been. It has done well but so far has shown no ability to drive profits like the iPhone does.
Who heralded it as the next iPhone? I'm sorry but that's BS. Even the biggest bulls never expected iPhone revenue and profits. It's the haters that are saying because it doesn't have iPhone 6 like success it's a failure.
You're exactly right. That's as idiotic as saying the new Macbook has been a total failure because "it's not driving profits". Neither device was intended to. But both have seen strong sales, and the watch is getting more attention ( and sales ) every day. It does exactly what it was designed to do and what most of us bought it for. That's a success in anybody's book.
Because there isn't an Apple store everywhere; well, that was easy to counter... Do you even follow your own argument?
comparing iphone to watch in terms of people buying without looking at it is crazy
I'm getting the watch but i will be going to store to buy it as i need to know what size i need for certain and how it looks. I know 42 is what i will need but you need to see it in person first. A lot of people don't have an apple store near them..mine is 20 mins away.
I'm getting the watch but i will be going to store to buy it as i need to know what size i need for certain and how it looks. I know 42 is what i will need but you need to see it in person first. A lot of people don't have an apple store near them..mine is 20 mins away.