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Microsoft Offering Up to $250 Off Band 2 With Apple Watch Trade-In
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Go look at what trade in companies like Gazelle and Nexttrade are offering for them. It's equally as pitiful. I looked into trading my space grey sport in for a stainless model over the summer (when it was still new and hard to find) and was offered under $250 then. Cowboom sells watches returned to Best Buy for not much more, so Microsoft isn't far off market value.
Man! I would love to do this deal! - said nobody ever.
Read what you are saying and then you'll better understand what I was saying.
Yes, optical HRMs are accurate in hospitals and other passive/semi-passive environments when you are trying to get an average heart rate, not real time. However, the "old fashioned" chest strap is still the most reliable measurement method for real time. That is why the upper-end level sports watches still incorporate these method of heart monitoring... and in hospitals patients with serious heart issues still get physical leads over their chest.
Band 2? When did band 1 launch? Not to mock or something but I've seriously never heard of this. I've even heard of the Huawei smart watch.
Someone trades in their Apple Watch.
Microsoft exec: "Thanks, sucker!"
Exec puts on his new-to-him Apple Watch.
Microsoft exec: "Thanks, sucker!"
Exec puts on his new-to-him Apple Watch.
Thats true, and you can pair chest strap monitors to an Apple Watch, and have the best of both worlds.
Well, Microsoft has observed that people have been buying Windows PCs for decades. So there's a lot of evidence to support the "people are stupid" perception.
LMAO!
That would be like Chevrolet advertising a $25k trade in of BMW 7-Series for new Impala's (or whatever their big car is called now, don't know, don't care).
That would be like Chevrolet advertising a $25k trade in of BMW 7-Series for new Impala's (or whatever their big car is called now, don't know, don't care).
When I glanced at this I thought they were giving you the band 2 AND the cash which would be a reasonable offer but just a trade in, wow, totally rubbish deal.
Bro I had similar thoughts. They sell their band at a minimal loss but make up for more than that by selling the Apple Watch refurbished smh.
Used apple watch alu goes for 300$ in my country.
They will not even send you return label to cover post expences.
They will not even send you return label to cover post expences.
I just have a hard time equating the creators of Microsoft Windows with anything cool and fashionable. No one will ever be excited to be getting a Microsoft Band.
As someone mentioned before, they will make money by selling all those Apple watches on eBay.Wow. What are they going to do with the millions of Apple Watches flooding in?
Make sure you get a Zune too, you know to complete the ensemble.
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You figure there will be enough profit in the one watch traded in to cover the marketing expenses ?