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I imagine this has to be a loss leader/marketing feature, where the hope is very few will use it but those who do will result in "iPhone saves 12 year old Boy S
by ribosometronome 4y ago
I imagine this has to be a loss leader/marketing feature, where the hope is very few will use it but those who do will result in "iPhone saves 12 year old Boy Scout lost in the woods!"
- alwillis 4y agoApple doesn’t really do loss leaders.
- ktta 4y agoLoss leader isn't the proper term in this case. Think of this akin to the health-scare clips they've been showing in the past few years when talking about the Apple Watch (like today). The number of Afib/high heart rate detections are miniscule, but serves as great marketing. Good enough for me to order one today.
- alwillis 4y agoAccording to the CDC, 805,000 people have heart attacks in the US [1]. I suspect it’ll be commonplace for many/most people will have some kind of health monitoring device. [1]: https://www.cdc.gov/heartdisease/facts.htm https://www.cdc.gov/heartdisease/facts.htm
- Turing_Machine 4y agoThe Apple Watch doesn't currently check for heart attacks, though, and makes a point of telling you that every time you use any of the heart-related functions. It can detect atrial fibrillation, but that's a different thing from a regular heart attack.
- megablast 4y agoOf course they do. There are lot so free apple tv and apple music deals. Included with the iphone.
- ThePowerOfFuet 4y ago> Apple doesn’t really do loss leaders. Their work on accessibility disproves your assertion.