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Return rate of apple watch?

kdarling said:
Okay. Why?

Don't you think it was smart of Apple to put in enough features, that each owner would be more likely to find a reason to want to keep using it?

For example, people who always answer texts right away, might find the wrist notifications to be redundant. But... they might find that having Apple Pay on their wrist, or even some ticket app, makes it worthwhile to them.
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I don't think the Apple Watch is substantially different in terms of features compared to Android Wear. Furthermore I think a lot of the same hassles found in smart watches in general are still present in the Apple Watch. So I really don't see this product staying relevant once the hype machine starts focusing on the next iPhone (or even iPad).
 
just wondering, where did apple state how many apple watches have been sold or pre-ordered?
 
Armen said:
Total Android wear smart watches sold in the entire year 2014? 720,000
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Note that it wasn't the "entire year 2014."

Android Wear watches didn't go on sale until almost the second half of the year, and that was just two brands (Samsung and LG G).

The Moto 360, LG Watch R, Sony SW3 and Asus Zen didn't become available until September.

More importantly, according to Canalsys (the source of these numbers), most potential buyers held back awaiting the Moto 360, which... when it finally did come out in September... was in high demand but short supply.

In other words, they could've sold a lot more if they had them available.

This is similar to the Apple Watch pre-orders, which also don't count as sales until delivered, perhaps months later.
 
kdarling said:
Note that it wasn't the "entire year 2014."

Android Wear watches didn't go on sale until almost the second half of the year, and that was just two brands (Samsung and LG G).

The Moto 360, LG Watch R, Sony SW3 and Asus Zen didn't become available until September.

More importantly, according to Canalsys (the source of these numbers), most potential buyers held back awaiting the Moto 360, which... when it finally did come out in September... was in high demand but short supply.

In other words, they could've sold a lot more if they had them available.

This is similar to the Apple Watch pre-orders, which also don't count as sales until delivered, perhaps months later.
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Fair enough.

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ToroidalZeus said:
Apples and Oranges.

Sales and features.

Apple Watch sales are made up largely of Apple fans. What really matters is the general public sales in the next few months,
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Once the units hit the shelves in stores we'll get a better understanding of what is going on.
 
kdarling said:
Wearables have historically had a poor retention rate:

For smart wearables in general up until now, surveys have showed that by the six month mark, half the users have stopped wearing them for some reason.

Some get tired of charging them. Some lose the geek excitement. Some don't like the feel on their wrist, or the style. Some find glitches that make it unreliable. And so forth.

Now, Apple included enough functionality into their watch (notifications, apps, glances, Apple Pay) that with luck, perhaps more people will find the one or two things that will keep them wearing it.
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Precisely. "With luck, perhaps." :apple:

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Armen said:
Once the units hit the shelves in stores we'll get a better understanding of what is going on.
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Your going to have a VERY long wait. :apple:
 
Mine will probably go back

I really wanted to love the Watch. Unfortunately it hasn't worked since the day I got it (1-May). It doesn't sense my wrist 80+% of the time so it's pretty much always locked and I get no notifications. I have been to the Genius Bar and on the phone with support several times starting within a couple of hours of opening the box, and there is no sign of a resolution. They haven't offered a replacement repair or anything. Just wait for the engineers to pick up the case, send screen shots, wait for the engineers some more... The guy at the Genius Bar actually told to wear it for a while and see if it got better. I'm very disappointed hat it doesn't work, but at this point I'm just angry with "support" for lack of service and inaction.
 
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