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It's Time To Admit Apple Watch Is a Success (imore.com)

Posted by msmash on from the interesting-questions dept.

At company's quarterly earnings call, Apple CEO Tim Cook said the holiday period was the company's "best quarter ever" for Apple Watch -- both units and revenues -- "with holiday demand so strong that we couldn't make enough." He added: Apple Watch is the best-selling smartwatch in the world, and also the most-loved, with the highest customer satisfaction in its category by a wide margin. Apple Watch is the ultimate device for a healthy life, and it's the gold standard for smartwatches. We couldn't be more excited about Apple Watch. Long time Apple commentator Rene Ritchie writes: There's a strange narrative in the tech community concerning Apple Watch being a flop, a failure, or in some way, shape, or form, a disappointment. It's particularly bizarre given Apple Watch, as part of the wearable market, is doing record numbers. It could be that there is no real "Smartwatch market", just an Apple Watch market. Much like there's no real "tablet market", just an iPad market. Since it's such a new product category and most of the existing products are still bound to phones, it could also simply be too soon to tell.John Gruber adds: I think we should stop talking about "smartwatches" and just consider Apple Watch a "watch", period. In September, Apple claimed watch revenues second only to Rolex. How can it not be considered a hit at this point?

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  1. You couldn't make enough by Khyber · · Score: -1, Troll

    Because demand for your product SUCKED. Nobody I know has an Apple Watch. Most everyone I know does have an iPhone, yet has no Watch. Why? Because the fucking phone is supposed to do it all, AS YOU ADVERTISED ORIGINALLY, you fucking ignorant asshole.

    Quit your fucking lying, you sack of shit.

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    1. Re:You couldn't make enough by Khyber · · Score: -1, Troll

      Ahh, yet you don't read another comment I made later on in this thread. Perhaps it would be better if you were to wait for people to fully put out their points before talking bullshit, eh?

      Oh, I'm sorry, you're the kind to read just one post, not the whole fucking conversation, before talking.

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      Still waiting on Serviscope_minor to wake up to fucking reality and realize that Jessica Price isn't going to fuck him.
  2. Second best selling watch by WillgasM · · Score: -1, Troll

    is like second smartest kid with downs.

  3. So, basically,Apple is in the fashion industry by Attila+Dimedici · · Score: -1, Troll

    So, now Apple is admitting that they are a fashion company, not a tech company. The fact that their fashion items are also computing devices does not make them a tech company.

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  4. Re:What are they mostly used for? by ColdWetDog · · Score: -1, Troll

    and I realized I hadn't touched my phone in three hours.

    And you went from bad to worse?

    No wonder why Trump got elected.

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  5. Thank you, Khyber. by mmell · · Score: -1, Troll
    You have very aptly demonstrated all of the intelligence and thoughtfulness the majority of voting Americans perceive in supporters of Donald Trump (nee: Drumpf). Please . . . continue.

    Of course, it's a shame that I'm likely to release a flood of flames from Anonymous Cowards - but in truth their handle says it all, don't you think?