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IDC Estimates Apple Watch Sales Totaled 3.6 Million in Second Quarter
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just wait till christmas. Bet the sales will get even better.
Can't wait to get my hands on one.
Can't wait to get my hands on one.
In fairness though, Fitbit is a NZ$159 device when compared to NZ$599 which almost puts itself as an impulse by for many people. There is also the fact that the Fitbit has a limited scope on what it does when compared to Apple Watch which tries to be more than just a watch with some fitness functionality. Apple Watch compared to similar products by Samsung it appears that it'll be a long road and I guess the big improvements will come with WatchOS 2.0 and the next AppleWatch.
Shouldn't this yield about 80 posts along the lines of Fitbit being "a piece of junk" and all variants of that one? Maybe about 25 posts revolving around some Apple Watch-only feature(s) being spun as if it is massively important? 10-20 posts should spin fault-finding with the analysis itself. And 5-10 posts should spin "...but which wearable is the most profitable?" and similar.
You forgot to mention 300 posts that Apple Watch is a total failure and Apple is doomed.
I got a Fitbit this summer over the Apple Watch. And I see a lot of people using the latest Fitbits...It's hard (for me) to justify spending at least $350+ for an Apple Watch. That & I don't want another device buzzing at me every time I get an iMessage
Then you do as I've done and tell you Apple Watch not to notify you of text messages.
Expensive fashion items does not equate to having fashion sense. These people are just brandwhores.... which a lot of Apple buyers are as well.
Except I've subsequently gone to the Apple Store and tried on the 42mm. I think I'll be happier with that.
That's good then. I just wanted to make sure you were not blindly assuming it would be better. The 4mm is very comparable in terms of screen real estate.
Doing quite well indeed, more so when you consider the
Watch only started shipping during Q2, so those figures are really their initial quarter sales. Of course it's not totally fair to compare it to a Fitbit as the Watch is much more than a health tracker. When more (and especially standalone) Apps start appearing, and the inevitable AppleWatch v2 makes its entry, I suspect sales will really take off.
I don't really get posts like this. When the first iPhone came out, it sold in the millions and I didn't see any anywhere. So not seeing it when you're out doesn't seem to be a good indication of anything
GPS can burn the battery down
I don't think a watch is very easy to notice and recognise unless you specifically look at another person's wrist. So the 'I don't see it around me' posts are really pointless.
People on an Apple forum are most certainly specifically looking at another person's wrist for evidence of an AW, so the "I don't see it around me" posts are very relevant.
But you do have one point, the Apple Watch is not very easy to notice and recognize, because it's bland, boring, pointlessness make it unnoticeable and unrecognizable.
Some do on occasion, however, recognize it as the old Casio they used to have, but soon learn it's just an AW.
My thoughts exactly. Apart from them both being wrist wearable, telling the time and having health tracking features, do they overlap at all? The Apple Watch is a watch and the fitbit is a health tracker. Different beast entirely!
I'm interested in seeing whether Fitbit's growth was a one-time surge. It might be, if I'm anything like most of the market. I'd been thinking about getting an activity tracker for a couple years, but I was holding off to see what Apple Watch was going to offer. After I saw it had no GPS of its own that it only had one advantage over Fitbit healthwise (the hourly reminder to stand), I went ahead and bought a Fitbit Surge.Surprising to see that Fitbit has increased 168%. I wonder if Apple has made people more interested in the category or if Fitbit is doing something different that is driving so much growth.
Anyway, this still seems amazing growth for Apple. I for one love my watch and am happy to be in debt up to my eyeballs
If Apple Watch 2 ends up having built-in GPS without draining the battery too fast, my Fitbit might be history.
Wow, that's a lot worse than I thought it would be at this point. I've assumed all along that the Apple Watch would not be a major seller just because the whole 'wearables' concept is so obviously over hyped and because its price is obviously too high given its intended functions.
However, I thought all along that it was good enough and liked well enough that it would automatically jump to the top of the wearables category. That's really bad that this long on the market and it's still number two to Fitbit.
I'm glad to see Apple move into niche markets and I certainly hope they don't drop it, but it's time for everyone to accept that this whole wearable technology thing is mostly just a fad that passed before it even got started and is never going to be anything but a limited niche. While Apple can certainly afford a few flops and false starts, they definitely must not let the watch continue to be a distraction from other emerging market opportunities any longer. Things like the Apple TV App Store and cable service and Homekit are far more important and worthy of attention than wearables in today's world. Even in the wearable market, things like virtual reality headsets are more important than watches. Aside from the exercise and health monitoring aspect, which this data clearly shows needs a massive price reduction, watches are nothing more than jewelry now.
However, I thought all along that it was good enough and liked well enough that it would automatically jump to the top of the wearables category. That's really bad that this long on the market and it's still number two to Fitbit.
I'm glad to see Apple move into niche markets and I certainly hope they don't drop it, but it's time for everyone to accept that this whole wearable technology thing is mostly just a fad that passed before it even got started and is never going to be anything but a limited niche. While Apple can certainly afford a few flops and false starts, they definitely must not let the watch continue to be a distraction from other emerging market opportunities any longer. Things like the Apple TV App Store and cable service and Homekit are far more important and worthy of attention than wearables in today's world. Even in the wearable market, things like virtual reality headsets are more important than watches. Aside from the exercise and health monitoring aspect, which this data clearly shows needs a massive price reduction, watches are nothing more than jewelry now.
True, but that's not what a GPS is for. The GPS is for mapping the run. And with Apple Watch, you can't do that without the iPhone.
I've seen a fair few around London and more frequently these days than at launch. There are probably ones that I miss too, e.g if people are wearing long sleeved clothing, if I don't happen to be glancing at their wrists as I walk past.
I don't actively look for them and I'm seeing them frequently. I can't believe that it is a flop. I've seen too many now.
I don't actively look for them and I'm seeing them frequently. I can't believe that it is a flop. I've seen too many now.
We? Who's this "we" you speak of?
I would venture most people aren't emotionally invested in companies. At least not enough to hate.
Most people? No you're right, most people won't care one way or another. But this is an "Enthusiast's site". Populated mostly by, well, enthusiasts. And the trolls that mock them. I'm an enthusiast, but I'm more like "most people." I don't hate Apple's competitors. In fact, despite the fact that all the electronics I own that can be made by Apple, are made by Apple, I recognize that each of them have competitors that make a better product. There are better wifi routers than my AirPort Extreme. My iPhone is not the best on the market. For what I do, my iMac could have been a cheaper PC based computer. My Apple TV is not as good as the Roku. Etc. But what I love about my Apple products is how well they interoperate. And how easy they are to use.
When I bought my first iPhone, I was the first person I knew who had one. All my coworkers (about a dozen people), over a couple of years, followed suit, because of my enthusiasm. Same with all my family. And to follow, some of my coworkers families. The truth is they would have probably been as equally happy with an Android. But my family does especially love how easy it is for all of us to share info and communications - my mother lives in the sticks, with no cell service, but we all can text her over her wifi via iMessage or "call" her via FaceTime. None of my coworkers or family are enthusiasts in any way, shape or form. Or at least none that I know of.
Most enthusiasts on enthusiast's sites see whatever it is they're enthusiastic about like they do a sports team: us vs. them. Henceforth the blind hatred of "the other side." The trolls come to feed.
Will I get an Apple watch? Eventually, probably. When they've matured a bit. Just like I did waiting to get an iPod that was big enough to store my entire music collection with some room for growth (60Gb Video). Just like I waited to get an iPad to get a front facing camera, higher rez screen and more onboard storage (iPad Air - I'd have preferred 256Gb, but got tired of waiting).
Bottom line, we here, the members of Macrumors, don't represent the general population. A few might, but for the most part we don't. We are the extreme. One way or the other.
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You people are reading too much into my post. I never said I didn't believe the numbers, just that I haven't seen any except those I mentioned. That's it!
Let's agree to disagree. I don't see MR as a fan or enthusiast site. I see it as an Apple focused forum. Even with that, I think the majority membership of this forum is mature enough to not be emotionally invested enough to rise to the level of love and hate for a company; any company. I like Apple laptops (minus the new MB), desktops (minus iMacs), and OSX. iOS, not so much. I'd be willing to bet the majority of MR members have similar feelings, with varying degrees of fondness for Apple's offerings. The all Apple, all the time enthusiasts are not as numerous as they may think.
Bolded from your quote: As with most things, the extreme tend to be the loudest so tend to assume their opinions represent the majority. Rarely, if ever, is that true.