Did apple use pre-ordering to gauge sales

[ColDan]

Apple who announced the apple watch in OCTOBER 2014, with a scheduled date of April 24, 2015, Has everyone with a late delivary date with 8 months to get stock up and any changes done. But websites say only has 2.5 million (?) in stock with a production (per websites) only making 2.5 million per month.

DO YOU SEE SOMETHING WRONG IN THIS

 

[Donstil-nl]

Apple who announced the apple watch in OCTOBER 2014, with a scheduled date of April 24, 2015, Has everyone with a late delivary date with 8 months to get stock up and any changes done. But websites say only has 2.5 million (?) in stock with a production (per websites) only making 2.5 million per month.

DO YOU SEE SOMETHING WRONG IN THIS

There are a lot thing wrong with your post.

The Watch is not Announced in October 2014 but in September 2014.
It was not announced with April 24 date but with "Early 2015"
April 24 was just added later, on march 9 (or something)

 

[Phil Holland]

Apple who announced the apple watch in OCTOBER 2014, with a scheduled date of April 24, 2015, Has everyone with a late delivary date with 8 months to get stock up and any changes done. But websites say only has 2.5 million (?) in stock with a production (per websites) only making 2.5 million per month.

DO YOU SEE SOMETHING WRONG IN THIS

Yes

 

[ColDan]

There are a lot thing wrong with your post.

The Watch is not Announced in October 2014 but in September 2014.
It was not announced with April 24 date but with "Early 2015"
April 24 was just added later, on march 9 (or something)

Still had 8 months to build inventory, and early 2015 (jan to march) was changed to April 24 with a pre-order date of April 10 and still does not have inventory to fill orders on date THEY announced

 

[chabig]

Still had 8 months to build inventory...

There's the fallacy in your logic. Apple didn't start production last September. The watch and the process to manufacture it were still under development.

 

[bgdrew]

I believe production started on the watch in January by Quanta and there were reports that they had a reject rate as high as 70% at some point for watches coming off the line.

 

[bounou]

Apple who announced the apple watch in OCTOBER 2014, with a scheduled date of April 24, 2015, Has everyone with a late delivary date with 8 months to get stock up and any changes done. But websites say only has 2.5 million (?) in stock with a production (per websites) only making 2.5 million per month.

DO YOU SEE SOMETHING WRONG IN THIS

I see something wrong with your post honestly, this is a new product category for Apple, there are absolutely no guarantees that it will take off, building 3 million watches is already a huge financial risk that few companies are even in the position to attempt.

Not to mention you assume they have this big giant red button in Cupertino that instantly creates supply chains to make and ship 3 million watches every month, that **** takes some serious work and time man, there is basically an entire city filled with people in China that will do nothing but build watches for the next year.

Relax

 

[Armen]

Apple who announced the apple watch in OCTOBER 2014, with a scheduled date of April 24, 2015, Has everyone with a late delivary date with 8 months to get stock up and any changes done. But websites say only has 2.5 million (?) in stock with a production (per websites) only making 2.5 million per month.

DO YOU SEE SOMETHING WRONG IN THIS

Nope. Apple is a business. They make business decisions.

 

[ColDan]

I believe production started on the watch in January by Quanta and there were reports that they had a reject rate as high as 70% at some point for watches coming off the line.

70%failure rate the design engineer should have be FIRED

If you announce in in september, you should be manufacturing it not long after

 

[Brammy]

70%failure rate the design engineer should have be FIRED

If you announce in in september, you should be manufacturing it not long after

Apple announced that early to avoid manufacturing leaks and to make sure any FCC filings didn't spoil the surprise.

 

[ColDan]

I see something wrong with your post honestly, this is a new product category for Apple, there are absolutely no guarantees that it will take off, building 3 million watches is already a huge financial risk that few companies are even in the position to attempt.

Not to mention you assume they have this big giant red button in Cupertino that instantly creates supply chains to make and ship 3 million watches every month, that **** takes some serious work and time man, there is basically an entire city filled with people in China that will do nothing but build watches for the next year.

Relax

I dont assume they have a Big giant red button (that"s staples )
It does not matter if other companies that do or do not,

I suspect financial reasons for the early announcement (not quite legal in my option) and to stop other companies from gaining market share before apple was ready

 

[McDaddio]

70%failure rate the design engineer should have be FIRED

If you announce in in september, you should be manufacturing it not long after

When did Tesla announce their Model X and start taking pre-orders? When did Marvel announce the new Avengers movie?

Exactly which models should they have produced and how many of each? 38 vs. 42. In three different categories. With multiple band types.

Should they have listened to the people who said it would be a flop and only sell 1M in the first year or those that said that it would sell 10M in the first year?

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I suspect financial reasons for the early announcement (not quite legal in my option) and to stop other companies from gaining market share before apple was ready

Your opinion is not law.
Good thing otherwise Tesla, Acura, every movie company, every company that exhibits at Comdex, every camera company, etc. etc. would all be doing illegal things according the law of ColDan.