you have described exactly what i was trying to tell you yet you tell me i'm wrong. i don't know what to tell you.
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you have described exactly what i was trying to tell you yet you tell me i'm wrong. i don't know what to tell you.
I FART IN YOUR GENERAL DIRECTION!
At the end of the day, no one knows how the bands are made. We can guess, we can quote, but it's all misdirected frustration cause we're all waiting. At this rate they're probably being made by hamsters. I guess they're being made by that persons mother then?
thanks for trying to break this down further for them but at this point i don't think they want to understand it. they describe multiple machines making multiple parts per hour yet somehow want to stick with the fantasy that each band takes 9 actual real hours to make.
For those who haven't seen this, here is a link on how to keep the new watches looking new. Something else to have angst over.
http://9to5mac.com/2015/04/26/apple-watch-fix-scratches/
I can't wait until I'm simply using my watch and not worrying over it.
http://9to5mac.com/2015/04/26/apple-watch-fix-scratches/
I can't wait until I'm simply using my watch and not worrying over it.
It does stink that I ordered at 3:00AM EDT and I'm not getting my watch until, what May 27? I wanted that link bracelet, but if they had said "You can get another model sooner" I would have just ordered that band and then ordered the link bracelet separately.
No biggie, but shoot, this is just about the first Apple product since Jobs came back in '97 I didn't grab on day one.
Kinda bummed. But still love ya Apple. When you said April 24th I believed you. Please don't do that to me again.
No biggie, but shoot, this is just about the first Apple product since Jobs came back in '97 I didn't grab on day one.
Kinda bummed. But still love ya Apple. When you said April 24th I believed you. Please don't do that to me again.
To provide a real life analogy.........
There was a tv documentary on last night in UK about how supermarket sold loaves of bread are manufactured. It showed the entire end to end process from delivery of the flour through to the packaging and distribution. A loaf of bread is available for sale 24 hours after the initial receipt of the flour at the factory - so therefore it could be accurately said that a loaf of bread takes 24 hours to make. However, it so happened that in that same time period, hundreds of thousands of other loaves are also made!
So quite simply, the 9 hour point re the links is somewhat irrelevant as they are certainly making more than 1 at a time!
As I have commented previously on these threads....... no-one has yet received a delivery outside of the original shipping window, so until that happens there is no point getting aggravated!
Fact is that for whatever reason (e.g. materials supply, factory capacity, initial production issues) Apple calculated the shipping dates that we were all given. There is no reason to speculate about these reasons as they have already been taken into account in our dates, and there is nothing to suggest any further delays.
There was a tv documentary on last night in UK about how supermarket sold loaves of bread are manufactured. It showed the entire end to end process from delivery of the flour through to the packaging and distribution. A loaf of bread is available for sale 24 hours after the initial receipt of the flour at the factory - so therefore it could be accurately said that a loaf of bread takes 24 hours to make. However, it so happened that in that same time period, hundreds of thousands of other loaves are also made!
So quite simply, the 9 hour point re the links is somewhat irrelevant as they are certainly making more than 1 at a time!
As I have commented previously on these threads....... no-one has yet received a delivery outside of the original shipping window, so until that happens there is no point getting aggravated!
Fact is that for whatever reason (e.g. materials supply, factory capacity, initial production issues) Apple calculated the shipping dates that we were all given. There is no reason to speculate about these reasons as they have already been taken into account in our dates, and there is nothing to suggest any further delays.
Right, because why would people come onto a forum on MACRUMORS to do a silly thing like speculate?!?
Hey know I'm new and all but I've followed this the whole way through. Today my dad saw a guy with a link bracelet who was slated July and got his yesterday! I know I don't have photo proof to show for this but this is not a troll I promise! I'm in the May 13-27 boat waiting also but could indicate us getting ours this week hopefully!! Or early next!
The closer we get to the end of the week without any movement on our bank accts/order statuses, the less likely it seems that Apple will fulfill the earliest ship date, which sucks. Considering they have been fulfilling other orders at the earliest day or earlier, it makes me really bummed.
Do you guys think there's any chances to get them by next Wednesday? When would we have to get any notifications/movement?
I'm still somewhat hopeful because of the individual links getting ready for shipment (meaning, they are done with production of some links whether they are on watch or by themselves), but listen to this... my biggest hope comes from the modification of dates yesterday. I have two sport bands that were estimated to arrive by "May", and Apple made changes to those to have a better expectation of delivery. As many as you saw, OUR dates were also somewhat modified. Which to me, makes me think that if they weren't going to ship the watches by next week, they would've changed the dates to say "May 19-May 27" (random estimate).
Does that make sense? What do y'all think?
TL;DR: Apple was definitely meddling with dates yesterday according to fulfillment, and ours didn't change. Which leads me to believe we will be seeing our watches next week. Maybe not all, but some.
Do you guys think there's any chances to get them by next Wednesday? When would we have to get any notifications/movement?
I'm still somewhat hopeful because of the individual links getting ready for shipment (meaning, they are done with production of some links whether they are on watch or by themselves), but listen to this... my biggest hope comes from the modification of dates yesterday. I have two sport bands that were estimated to arrive by "May", and Apple made changes to those to have a better expectation of delivery. As many as you saw, OUR dates were also somewhat modified. Which to me, makes me think that if they weren't going to ship the watches by next week, they would've changed the dates to say "May 19-May 27" (random estimate).
Does that make sense? What do y'all think?
TL;DR: Apple was definitely meddling with dates yesterday according to fulfillment, and ours didn't change. Which leads me to believe we will be seeing our watches next week. Maybe not all, but some.
Heh. Well, I will say this - no matter how I figure it, I don't see how Jony comes up with 9 hours JUST to cut the links. The one comment suggests there's over 100 components. So, fine, that's 540 minutes. If we even it off at 100, that's an average cutting time of 5.4 minutes per piece.
I can't see any of these pieces taking that long to cut.
And, yes, I see where you're coming from. I wouldn't call them man hours, I'd call them machine hours. Even if you tally them up in parallel, I don't see how it comes up to 9 hours just to cut.
Sure, you start adding the additional machining, etc, it could add up, but just to cut the pieces??
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Was the guy he saw famous or something??
I can't see any of these pieces taking that long to cut.
And, yes, I see where you're coming from. I wouldn't call them man hours, I'd call them machine hours. Even if you tally them up in parallel, I don't see how it comes up to 9 hours just to cut.
Sure, you start adding the additional machining, etc, it could add up, but just to cut the pieces??
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Was the guy he saw famous or something??
Has there been any movement besides the links orders that got charged a couple of days ago? Seems silent since then.
Nope! Just a normal guy he saw with it at a breakfast joint in town, and he was surprised he got his as early but hey the good to take away is ours could be later today!! Or at least to have them by early next week!
Not at all unfortunately... but trust me, if there's any movement, you'll see pages and pages of hype! You won't miss it.
He saw a random guy and also knew he had a july date? something doesnt add up here
He saw a random guy and also knew he had a july date? something doesnt add up here
It's very possible the guy had a separate link bracelet only order that he got early
Anyone else feel they're about to this point, waiting for their watch?
(The puns here are endless. Time. Time on your arm. Watch. Get it?)
EDIT: If you don't know the reference: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1637688/
(The puns here are endless. Time. Time on your arm. Watch. Get it?)
EDIT: If you don't know the reference: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1637688/
Maybe I'm missing your point, but this is exactly what they did say at 3:01 AM on 4/10: You can have a watch with a Link Bracelet in 4-6 weeks, or you can order a different model and have it delivered between 4/24 and 5/12.
Then he would not have a July delivery for his separate purchase.
Don't know why people get their freak on by pulling our legs when it comes to the link bracelet.