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> Apple Watch has been a game changer in some respects. I don't think anybody expected it to be as successful as it has been. It has disappointed, actually, ac
by badestrand 7y ago
> Apple Watch has been a game changer in some respects. I don't think anybody expected it to be as successful as it has been.
It has disappointed, actually, according to the very article we are commenting on: "The company sold about 10 million units in the first year, a quarter of what Apple forecast"
- threeseed 7y agoThat was in the first year. Apple Watch has taken a while to get up to speed but is now doing really well. You definitely can see it on more people's wrists than in the early days.
- badestrand 7y agoOkay, thank you, I didn't know that.
- vitorgrs 7y agoApple Watch is the best-selling watch... And the "Wearables, Home, and Accessories" revenue was 5.1 billion last quarter, which is bigger than iPad Revenue of 4.8 billion. I actually think that Watch sales is a surprise on how well it is. Nobody expected it would be that good.
- thinkingemote 7y agoApple watch is for people who already have an iPhone. It's not a game changer for a wider market it's a peripheral. a successful peripheral.
- kccqzy 7y agoThe original iPod is a peripheral for people who already have Macs. Even later on, the iPod is a peripheral for people who already have either a Mac or a Windows PC. My point is, peripherals can be successful and game-changing.
- davnicwil 7y agoYou're right, but I think the key here is that Mac and Windows support - essentially covering near 100% of the addressable market - made the iPod what it was. The day watch becomes standalone and/or compatible with Android is the day it has a chance of becoming a true game changer. Until then I wouldn't even describe it as a peripheral, but just an accessory for an iPhone really.
- darkpuma 7y agoThe original iPod was a flop. cmdrtaco's infamous dismissal of it wasn't as wrong as people remember. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPod#/media/File:Ipod_sales_per_quarter.svg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPod#/media/File:Ipod_sales_pe...
- cmdrtaco 7y agoYeah!
- cmsj 7y agoYou're not wrong, but the context here is that iPhone sells over 200 million units a year. The chances of them having any other products which can even come close to matching that, is very very low.
- dillonmckay 7y agoA decent portion of those sales are subsidized by health insurance.
- freehunter 7y agoSame thing with the iPhone, to be honest. It wouldn't be nearly as popular if people had to pay sticker price on the first day.