Apparently you're smoking more than reality - the original AW was $350 (and went up to $10k).
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Low Sales Expected for Larger Apple Watch Series 8 Due to High Price Point
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debatable lol, i see tons of broke college kids rocking newest pro max and eating instant ramen noodles.
900 bucks for a regular model watch(non titanium, ceramic, etc) is a huge jump from the current offering. no matter which way you slice it. sure there are always some folks who buys stuff without even looking at the price tag, but that is a small finite demographic, and alot of these folks would rather wear rolex or TH on the daily.
alot of these dinners are business expense on the company's dime. it's a bit of apple vs orange with that example.
Nobody said anything about splitting up watch features. Plus this is an *additional* RUMORED size - the 41mm and 45mm will still be in the lineup.
Pretty amazing how a Kuo-generated rumor about a bigger, more rugged watch already has details about Apple's anticipated production volume. So a rumor on top of a rumor. Slow news day, I guess.
Let's be honest here, if it came in a circular form, just on that alone, people would gladly pay the price.
This article is discussing the rumored "Apple Watch Pro" which will be designed to cater to the folks who are now dropping $1000+ on Garmin Adventure Series and high-end Casio G-Shock watches. It will almost certainly come with a Titanium case and considering the current 45mm Apple Watch Edition Titanium is $849, $999 for a larger Ti watch with more features is not (so) outrageous.
For those who do not need that level of durability and/or feature set, Apple will offer 41mm and 45mm Aluminum Series 8 watches starting at $399/$429.
I think people who buy AWs aren't so hung up on circular. The reason is simple: most people buy AWs because of its health and information features. You can display way more information on a rectangular display than a round one. In my opinion, a round AW will never happen - because it would require rewrites of nearly every application. Not just the built-in ones. And, if Apple also continued the rectangular ones, developers would have to maintain two versions of all their apps. And for what? To capture the relatively low number of old folks or watch snobs who think 'round is better'?
Oh for crying out loud Apple. Just eat some of the margins and keep it at the same cost.
You’re right, it was starting* $350, I mixed it up. However, you can go to the Macrumors article about it and read the comments. People here at very bad at pricing (it’s understandable, since we’re on the other side of the table, but I try not to mix desires with reality).
Yeah but not a “base model”….this doesn’t offer any enhanced specs outside of size.
After years of more expensive options, I went the $9.99, digital Casio route. Best watch I've owned. lol
I have a nice Seiko watch I’ve had for around 20 years. If it wasn’t for the health parts of the watch I’d still be wearing it. But I’m often tempted to go back to it. It always looked so nice.
Can't. Still making payments on the mothership building that their workers now refuse to come back to.
Latest rumors say it will offer a Titanium case, a larger battery and additional tracking functionality for certain activities (swimming, running, etc.).
And let us not forget the 45mm Apple Watch Edition Titanium is $849 so even if this is a $999 watch, it's not ridiculously more expensive than the Edition editions.
lol $900-$999
I contest the $399 price for the 41mm... as much as I like my S7 I waited for a sale and handed down my S4.
I contest the $399 price for the 41mm... as much as I like my S7 I waited for a sale and handed down my S4.
Exactly. A round Watch would have to either have loads of unused screen space at the sides to fit a narrow column of text or have only the middle few lines readable. Not the ideal UX. I’m of the opinion Apple started making a round Watch originally (hence a lot of the circular motifs in the UI) and quickly dumped it when they realised all the compromises needed just to have a circular clock screen.
You can't really compare a phone (which is highly subsidized by carriers) to a watch (which is subsidized much less).
yeah if it comes with Ti or ceramic, sure, otherwise, 900 for a aluminium just because its big? i would grab my popcorn.
Yep I’m an idiot because I spent $1200 on my iPhone. 😂😂😂
This is just a silly rumor. The base model is not going to be more than $500 and I suspect it’s going to be closer to $400. There’s probably going to be a version that is more expensive but you know guess what you don’t have to buy that version.
It’s not always subsidized. I think the last time I got any kind of benefit from my carrier was $200 off. What’s worse is they throw that into a payment scheme and give you the $200 in 24 monthly payments. So if you want to upgrade before those 24 months you lose whatever portion you haven’t received yet. I just buy my phone from Apple now. I don’t have to deal with carrier locked BS or any of that crap.
From a durability standpoint, Titanium makes the most sense as it's lighter than Stainless Steel and Apple and their suppliers already have strong experience with the material via the Apple Watch Edition models.
Even a fancy aerospace grade Lithium-Aluminum alloy likely would not work as well as Titanium.
