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>This makes it clear that Apple Watch isn't the kind of category creator like iPhone, but rather like Apple TV. Clear as mud maybe. >The Apple Watch has sold
by Jerry2 11y ago
>This makes it clear that Apple Watch isn't the kind of category creator like iPhone, but rather like Apple TV.
Clear as mud maybe.
>The Apple Watch has sold more units in the first nine weeks following its launch than either the iPhone or iPad did at the same point after their respective releases, Apple CFO Luca Maestri said on Tuesday.
[1] http://appleinsider.com/articles/15/07/21/apple-watch-sales-beat-iphone-ipad-through-9-weeks-cfo-luca-maestri-says http://appleinsider.com/articles/15/07/21/apple-watch-sales-...
- stock_toaster 11y agoIt was also pretty heavily supply constrained during initial launch too.
- this_user 11y agoIn the first week yes, but recent independent analysis[1] suggests, that sales dropped like a rock afterwards. Also, most sales were apparently for the cheaper sports version which is unlikely to be great news for Apple's margin in this category. So, while I believe the CFO told the truth, it may very well not be the whole story. [1] http://qz.com/410027/apple-watch-orders-fell-sharply-after-the-first-day-and-havent-grown-since-a-shopping-data-firm-says/ http://qz.com/410027/apple-watch-orders-fell-sharply-after-t...
- cmsj 11y agoAnalysis with a very poor sample set (a set of USA online buyers of unknown representativity, who happen to let some company read their emails). Even Slice themselves cautioned about extrapolating from their data.
- mcphage 11y agoTim Cook, on the call: > On the Watch, our June sales were higher than April or May. I realize that’s very different than some of what’s being written, but June sales were the highest. The Watch had a more of a back-ended kind of skewing.