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BGR says apple created a mess. HOW?

BGR likes to stir **** and make other people complain that it stinks.
 
My only guess for something to point to is that Apple advertized the watch being available on the 24th. Typically pre-order is a means to save time so that you don't have to wait in line on release day. In this case, the 24th turns out to be the first delivery day of the only way you could have purchased. With phones, you could pre-order or you could stand in line, your choice. The product was available on release day.

Maybe there are some that did not pre-order because they were going to wait and get in line early on the 24th only to find out that its not like all other releases. Just a guess.
 
This has really been blown out of proportion on BGR. I'm satisfied that Apple's taken action on their part to send clarity to consumers, which was what I personally wanted as well. Also, I don't ever believe I was an "unhappy customer". Jeez.
 
BGR is basically all sensationalized clickbait. I stopped following them sometime during the iPhone 6/6+ releases.
 
There once was a time when BGR was a great tech site. now they just post the same things over and over gushing over products (how many times can you use "gorgeous" in your titles?)
 
It is a bit of a "mess" considering they have to release an update to clarify availability. Apple paid a ton of $ to bring Angela over from Burberry to help shape their retail vision. Always easier in hindsight but maybe Apple could have held some qty's back for availability at key flagship doors for the 24th launch. Either way the big winner is going to be Ebay...
 
BGR loves sensationalist headlines. I removed them from my RSS feed because of their all-caps story titles that don't match the actual web page story title. :confused:
 
gsmornot said:
Maybe there are some that did not pre-order because they were going to wait and get in line early on the 24th only to find out that its not like all other releases. Just a guess.
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Entirely their fault if so. It was announced well in advance of the pre-orders starting that online was the only way to get it.
 
BGR is a sensationalist website that always creates sensationalist titles by using words like:

the most
the least
the worst
the best
OMG
no way
hell no
finally
for the first time ever
never before
ever again
whatsoever
unbelievable
earth-shattering
etc.

Basically, BGR is the most shameless clickbait mess.
 
shk718 said:
They created a popular product. Put it up for pre-order (many people hate standing in line) and sold out. What "mess" did they create? If the 2 million number is accurate that means they could have had lines around the block with 2 million people buying the watch. Would people have been happy with that?

http://bgr.com/2015/04/16/apple-watch-release-date-availability/
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Websites make money by driving traffic to their site. If they said "It's great!" nobody would care. Therefore, they write a crazy article to cause a stir and attract eyeballs.
 
You guys realize that if ANYONE says anything remotely negative about the watch or Apple, that you instantly respond with things like this, right? MAYBE.. just maybe, it's a mess, and that's ok for you to admit.

blatch said:
BGR likes to stir **** and make other people complain that it stinks.
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AFEPPL said:
I did with two apple employees last night. Even the apple employees didn't order them and they get a 50% discount!
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Right... :rolleyes:

The employees at the store I visited were all stoked and a couple had even gotten up early to pre order at full price.
 
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