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For a while, the story was that watches were going to take over the world. Now, the story is that the overstock has to be got rid of somehow.

• melling 9y ago
  Apple Watch sales are up 50% https://techcrunch.com/2017/08/01/apple-watch-sales-up-over-50-since-last-year/ https://techcrunch.com/2017/08/01/apple-watch-sales-up-over-... I’d say they are simply trying to grow their market.
  • pawadu 9y ago
    Yet Apple is #3 after Xiaomi and fitbit, with more Asian companies closing in. I think Apple needs this deal more than they admit.
    • zimpenfish 9y ago
      Presumably that's #3 in "market share" or "units sold" (assuming both Xiaomi and Fitbit accurately report the latter) and not "profit"?
      • brlewis 9y ago
        Units shipped: https://www.canalys.com/newsroom/apple-falls-third-place-q2-2017-wearable-band-market-smartwatches-receive-boost-second-half https://www.canalys.com/newsroom/apple-falls-third-place-q2-... I don't think Apple reports units shipped. Fitbit does. I don't know about Xiaomi. The numbers are a mix of reported units and estimated units.
  • brlewis 9y ago
    "Now, the story is that the overstock has to be got rid of somehow." "Apple Watch sales are up 50%" These two statements are not in opposition if lots of watches are selling at a deep discount. When I google "apple watch amazon" the top link is a used model, second is a discounted series 1.