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Best Buy Begins Selling Apple Watch

Kaibelf said:
So, she doesn't track fitness with it and doesn't use it for Apple Pay nor transit. In NYC. Which means she's a moron who underutilizes her purchase. I know a good dozen people with the watch and the calling/texting thing is the thing they all care about the least.
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You have no idea what she uses it for. And she purchased one. So she's part of the collective of owners. Should we subtract all the people that bought the Apple Watch for reasons you don't deem worthy or important? I have a feeling the sales figures then wouldn't be so "amazing."

I would imagine when it comes to cell phones and smart watches - MANY people "underutilize" their purchases. I know tons of people with iPhones who use it as simply a phone and to post to facebook. Nothing else. I know people with suped up computers in their home that only read email and post to facebook. None of which I would classify as a "moron"

Judgemental much?
 
MacDarcy said:
I live in NYC and saw my first person wearing an Apple Watch. I went up to them and asked how'd they like it? She actually paused for a moment, looked at her watch and said "meh". No joke. So I pressed on and asked, is it cool? Does it do cool things? To which she unenthusiastically replied, "Well, it tells me when I have a call or get a text."

Yikes.
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I would have asked this person why they bought it. It's not like there were any secrets about what the device would/wouldnt do. So if what it does do is 'meh' to them why did they buy it in the first place?
 
Rogifan said:
I would have asked this person why they bought it. It's not like there were any secrets about what the device would/wouldnt do. So if what it does do is 'meh' to them why did they buy it in the first place?
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Perhaps it was a gift.

I know several of couples that bought his and hers. One of them (sometimes the wife, sometimes the husband) was the one that really wanted it, the other just got it "because."

Just like iPhones, Android Phones, etc - not everyone makes a complicated or compelling purchase decision. Sometimes it's made for them and/or they don't REALLY care all that much.
 
samcraig said:
You have no idea what she uses it for. And she purchased one. So she's part of the collective of owners. Should we subtract all the people that bought the Apple Watch for reasons you don't deem worthy or important? I have a feeling the sales figures then wouldn't be so "amazing."

I would imagine when it comes to cell phones and smart watches - MANY people "underutilize" their purchases. I know tons of people with iPhones who use it as simply a phone and to post to facebook. Nothing else. I know people with suped up computers in their home that only read email and post to facebook. None of which I would classify as a "moron"

Judgemental much?
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I would ask why this person bought it. What were they expecting it to do that it doesn't? Apple didn't keep many secrets about the device's functionality (other than for me battery life has been better than expected). Yeah I guess it's possible to think you're going to like something and then find it to be 'meh' but a lot of hate I see is either coming from people who don't own the device and have no interest in owning a device like it or people who you wonder why they ever bought it in the first place.
 
Well, I guess this is Best Buy's first foray into selling "fashion accessories". It goes from being featured prominently at a fashion show in Italy to sitting on the shelf at my local Best Buy less than a year later. Somehow, that just seems odd.
 
samcraig said:
Perhaps it was a gift.

I know several of couples that bought his and hers. One of them (sometimes the wife, sometimes the husband) was the one that really wanted it, the other just got it "because."

Just like iPhones, Android Phones, etc - not everyone makes a complicated or compelling purchase decision. Sometimes it's made for them and/or they don't REALLY care all that much.
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Sure that's possible. But then that anecdote doesn't mean much to me. There's lots of gifts people could give me that I'd me 'meh' about. But I wouldn't use it as a barometer of success.
 
Rogifan said:
I would ask why this person bought it. What were they expecting it to do that it doesn't? Apple didn't keep many secrets about the device's functionality (other than for me battery life has been better than expected). Yeah I guess it's possible to think you're going to like something and then find it to be 'meh' but a lot of hate I see is either coming from people who don't own the device and have no interest in owning a device like it or people who you wonder why they ever bought it in the first place.
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I won't deny there's seemingly "hate." But I see just a lot of "meh." Meaning that some aren't hating on it - they just don't deem it exciting enough. That's not hate. There's always hyperbole "here." The same analysis you give can be applied to just about anything. The iPad - there are those that hated on it, loved it, thought it was meh even knowing what it did then, and even knowing what it does now, etc. Same thing with 3D TVs, 4K TVs, Curved TVs. etc...

Some just buy because it's something new and they like new toys.
 
I wonder if Best Buy traded Apple Pay in their stores for the right to sell Apple Watches...
 
Rogifan said:
Sure that's possible. But then that anecdote doesn't mean much to me. There's lots of gifts people could give me that I'd me 'meh' about. But I wouldn't use it as a barometer of success.
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No - but I wouldn't call the person a moron for underutilizing their device like the OP did either.

My point was - I am sure there's a segment (what size we'll never know) of people that have an Apple Watch (just like any other device) who really couldn't care less either way. They just happen to have one.
 
bbeagle said:
Pretty much EVERYTHING at Best Buy is a 'luxury' product - things people do NOT need.
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Ha, like the soundbar and subwoofer I just purchased because my receiver crapped out on me. Nothing screams must have like a soundbar. :D
 
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samcraig said:
No - but I wouldn't call the person a moron for underutilizing their device like the OP did either.

My point was - I am sure there's a segment (what size we'll never know) of people that have an Apple Watch (just like any other device) who really couldn't care less either way. They just happen to have one.
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Absolutely. And if I was that person it wouldn't take me long to get the device up for sale on Craigslist or eBay. :)
 
Zirel said:
Newer products, like ...... Nest, ....... have been nothing more than failures so far, and certainly one can say that they changed nothing.
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I'd argue with you on Nest. I think it was one of the earliest and best learning/wifi aware thermo's out there. Well ahead of its time and just now ever other player is moving into home automation. Of course, most of this was done before Google bought them out. Curse Apple for not getting to them (and Waze) first :(
 
MacFather said:
every once in a while an useless product comes along that changes nothing
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Which iPod/iPhone/iPad was your first?

I can answer for myself - I didn't buy the iPod until the 5th generation, the iPhone until the 3rd generation, and the iPad until the 4th generation. If you look at the way each product grew, you'll see that nothing Apple has ever done looked like a smash success in the initial months. But the growth ends up being exponential, so though it seems inconsequential initially, after 2-4 years it explodes to be everywhere.

So give it until the 5th generation to write it off. If it still seems worthless then, then it might always be (for you, anyways). Personally, it's not worth it to me right now either, but I see the potential for it to become a game changer within ~20 months.
 
Finally Apple realized that they can try hard, but the real place for watch is BestBuy, not the high end fashion stores! I am glad thy realized it faster than I thought.
 
I'll get an Apple Watch when it (1) has GPS integrated, (2) is less than 6mm thick, and (3) has more accurate or a wider variety of sensors.

I think by the third version, this should be the case. Usually, Apple really get's the formula right by the third of fourth iteration.
 
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I7guy said:
Seems to me an ezpass analogy comes to mind. If you have an ezpass based on this line of thinking you would be a great candidate for an apple watch. The ezpass is a time saver and only useful for one thing, yet millions have one.

So your criteria/thinking isn't perhaps on the money as no one would literally buy the apple watch as no one would get an ezpass.
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If EZPass were $1,000 I wouldn't have it, either.
 
For those that are unhappy with their Apple Watch, feel free to sell it so me at a massive discount. It will be a win-win. Just let me know. Thanks. ;)
 
samcraig said:
No - but I wouldn't call the person a moron for underutilizing their device like the OP did either.

My point was - I am sure there's a segment (what size we'll never know) of people that have an Apple Watch (just like any other device) who really couldn't care less either way. They just happen to have one.
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It isn't a big deal device, I have to agree. But it is a useful device. I also expect that as Apple Pay terminals expand (which should be significantly by the end of the year) and once third party apps are available and common (probably by late Fall) the device will become more useful. It is a long game device, but the fundamentals "touch computer on wrist" is so obviously compelling and Apple's ability to execute such a device obviously much better than other companies, that the device is a very big deal.
 
neutralguy said:
Finally Apple realized that they can try hard, but the real place for watch is BestBuy, not the high end fashion stores! I am glad thy realized it faster than I thought.
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Hmm...I hadn't heard they stopped selling them at Maxfields and other high end stores. When did that happen?
 
FieldingMellish said:
The same is said about gym memberships and stair masters that yet eventually fall into disuse. In time, so many watches will become dresser drawer ware.
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I highly doubt that. Besides being a pretty nice timepiece, the notifications and the status of the watch make it very worthwhile to keep wearing, regardless of if one uses the fitness features or not. Many of the people I work with have the watch and all but one wear them daily. The other guy alternates with his Roley for special occasions, and then misses having notifications:) your comment is more applicable to an in-home gym. Even if it eventually falls into disuse, there's no way people are going to not use the rest of the house .
 
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