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There is no reason to be worried about Apple monopolizing the market. They've never been interested in anything but the luxury segment, and meta is going the ot
by HDThoreaun 3y ago
There is no reason to be worried about Apple monopolizing the market. They've never been interested in anything but the luxury segment, and meta is going the other direction. If anything this should help meta by growing mind share of VR/AR products. A $3,500 product is immediately off the table for probably 99% of people.
- r00fus 3y agoFirst Apple Watch Edition series 0 was > $1k, but successive releases essentially destroyed other platforms except for high end sports watches (Garmin, etc). Fitbit essentially died after a few years battling with Apple. The analogy for this product is less the iPhone than the Apple Watch (if they only release Edition on first run).
- crakhamster01 3y agoThe Apple watch started at $350, not $1k [0]. Also no one with an Android phone has an Apple Watch, which means Apple at best has ~27% of the market [1]. [0] https://www.theverge.com/2015/3/9/8162455/apple-watch-price-release-date-2015 https://www.theverge.com/2015/3/9/8162455/apple-watch-price-... [1] https://www.bankmycell.com/blog/android-vs-apple-market-share/ https://www.bankmycell.com/blog/android-vs-apple-market-shar...