According to the statistics?
Oh yes, those endless statistics that Tim Cook gives us every keynote proclaiming how many millions of Apple Watches were sold.
No. He has given us not a single sales figure. For all we know they have sold 5 million and had returns of 3 million. In fact, analysing the earnings results, they sold about 5 million in the first year. That is a bad failure by Steve Jobs's standards.
Wow, and when are the new MBPs coming ?
Enough of these creepy watches and their bands !
I'm so excited for watchOS 3. Also, to all the people who say that Apple failed with the Apple Watch, I don't think they'd be investing more resources and making it more integrated into people's lives if it failed to live up to expectations.It's not going anywhere, watch OS 3 is pretty incredible, really for this early of a beta. I hope a new one comes out soon but that the 1st gen bands still work or that there's some favorable trade up program.
The only stats that we've been given are estimates from third parties, and they all said that the Apple Watch outsold all Android Wear watches within the first day of preorders. Also, not that many people returned one, or else we'd be hearing about it. All of the people I know personally that own an Apple Watch have said that they love it and would never return it.
Also, didn't the Apple Watch outsell the original iPhone in total units sold durning launch? I don't think it's a failure, no matter how you look at it.
Yeah, I didn't think it was a flop, quite the opposite. I think you may have replied to the wrong personIts not a matter of units sold...much the a flagship car, say the new NSX...its not numbers, its exposure. Apple created and industry buzz, created a need for job making watch apps, created a whole industry for bands and accessories...PLUS all the media exposure it got, thus driving more people to check out other Apple products.
To say the Apple Watch is a flop is a childish assessment of product lines and supply chains and frankly marketing principals in general.
back on the couch for you...
The smugness is strong with this one.
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Also if the Apple Watch is a failure, what the hell are all the Android Wear watches?
it just proves that Apple can take a dying market and revitalize it. Whether you are a fan or not, their business model works.I'm not an apple hater. I just think the watch and all its bands of glory are really, really, really stupid.
I have to admit it's taken me awhile to adjust to everything you've listed here. But I'm 50. I am from the generation that watched Apple launch from Steve's house. I am from the generation that watched Microsoft start out and become the big unwieldy beast it is now.THAT is how I feel about Apple these days.
The watch bands, hiring fashionistas for ridiculous amounts of money, the Beats fiasco, the Social Justice insanity, the endless fancy parties for the ultra wealthy, the top executives getting disgustingly fat.
It's debauchery of a whole new level that makes the Romans look like innocent kindergarteners compared to the snake pit we're witnessing now
CREEPY CREEPY CREEPY
Yeah, I didn't think it was a flop, quite the opposite. I think you may have replied to the wrong person
I have mine and love it, and I've even sold a few people on getting one, who like it. It has been very successful and it'll only grow in popularity from here.
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Exactly. Where are the Android Wear watches, and why is no one calling those a failure? They have been out for 2 years now and still have a very low market share, and I've seen a grand total of maybe 10 Android based watches in public, including my own, compared to the 250+ Apple Watches I've seen.
How is that a failure? The iPod sold 600,000 in it's first 14 months, and the watch sold millions. Also, Steve is dead.
Sure, but the first 14 months of the iPods existence it was Mac-only, which at the time had a 1% marketshare with about a 15m installed base. Also Apple in 2001 when the iPod was announced had zero market presence or cache as it now enjoys. It's stock price (split adjusted) was around $1.50.
OTOH AW relies on the iPhone which has an approx 20% marketshare, and iPhone 5 to 6s is an installed base of around 72m units. And even as you claim millions have been sold Apple refuses to announce numbers like it does for iPhone and Mac, probably because it doesn't want to deal with its #s, fair or not, being compared to Fitbit, which is double digit millions.
Finally the iPod + iTunes created Apple's halo effect. The AW has done no such thing, so it's really silly to compare the two products. They are nothing alike for what they are doing for Apple. AW at this point is still a sleeper, not it's next big thing as the iPod was. Apple owned the portable music segment. It does not own the smart watch/activity band segment by a long shot.
No worries, have a good one!Yikes..tagged the wrong post....sorry
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Breaking News: Guy who lives on small island says he hasn't seen that many Apple Watches.
even replying to somebody who uses no logic and hates the apple watch is pointless. It's great for those who use the watch as we know.How is that a failure? The iPod sold 600,000 in it's first 14 months, and the watch sold millions. Also, Steve is dead.
The Apple Watch has barely been out for ONE YEAR. Comparing it to the iPod in terms of influence is really not fair yet. I am just sick of people saying it's a failure..it's a new platform and needs time to "grow up". Fitbit may sell more devices, but I am really not so sure Apple Watch is a Fitbit competitor, just because you wear both on your wrist. I am not trying to vent at you, but the OP I quoted just spews this stuff out on most every post he makes. I enjoy my Apple Watch, it's not perfect, but it's great for what I use it for.
If this means they are phasing out the Apple Watch, then, sadly I think it's for the best.
Like Apple Pay, it is clear that it hasn't been the success that Apple would have hoped and expected it to be.
ohh I see you are drinking lots of haterade today. Its more dense than NY by sq mile(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_...itories_in_square_miles_and_square_kilometers).
Density is very important if you want to see more than one of something in a time frame...
I'm going to keep it simple for you: If they were selling like hotcakes you wouldn't see $100 discounts on them.
THAT is how I feel about Apple these days.
The watch bands, hiring fashionistas for ridiculous amounts of money, the Beats fiasco, the Social Justice insanity, the endless fancy parties for the ultra wealthy, the top executives getting disgustingly fat.
It's debauchery of a whole new level that makes the Romans look like innocent kindergarteners compared to the snake pit we're witnessing now
CREEPY CREEPY CREEPY
Brace yourselves.. Innovation is coming.
They've run out of watch straps? This is news on Macrumors?!? There was a time a Mac OS X beta would be a news story such as 10.11.6 update today but no mention. Just these lousy watch straps.
Whatever the case may be, it's par for the course. Fashion is only fashion if it continously renewed.
Some may even become collectibles.
And if the lugs needed to be modified that's also par for the course for technology. The true crossroads of Art & Technology.
Only the people who live to be outraged and have a daily quota could be miffed.
Especially when everyone knew the deal with the first gen Watch. I high-fived everyone who bought one for beta-testing it for me. You are awesome.
Can't wait to get my hands on the second gen version.