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The Apple Watch Outsold Every Other Wearable Last Quarter (engadget.com)

Posted by BeauHD on from the flying-off-the-shelves dept.

According to Strategy Analytics, Apple has shipped 3.5 million wearables in the first quarter of 2017, which is 59 percent higher than the 2.2 million devices it did in the same period last year. Engadget reports: Cupertino captured 16 percent of the global marketshare and stole the wearables crown from Fitbit, which had a much less stellar quarter. Fitbit only shipped 2.9 million devices in Q1, 36 percent less than the 4.5 million units it moved in the first quarter of 2016. Even Xiaomi sold more devices, putting the beleaguered wearables-maker in third place. Those results are consistent with Apple's latest earnings report. The company said its Watch and TV sales jumped up 31 percent year-over-year, and head honcho Tim Cook said Watch sales have nearly doubled since last year. Neil Mawston, Strategy Analytics executive director, said Apple's Watch Series 2 has been selling well "due to enhanced styling, intensive marketing and a good retail presence." Were you one of the 3.5 million customers who purchased an Apple Watch in the first quarter of 2017? If so, how do you like Apple's approach to wearables?

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  1. Booyeah! by Ol+Olsoc · · Score: 3, Informative
    Friday night, Slashdotters are getting their drink on, and a story about Apple.

    Popcorn for all!

    --
    The shepherds did so well protecting the flock that the sheep no longer believed that wolves existed.
  2. Re: Sheep! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Informative

    Thank you for your obvious knowledge of the massive piles of ca$h that Apple has. How much of that pile did you contribute to? You missed the point. They are constantly banking on the Apple Fanbois/Fangirls to purchase their products outright without shopping for a competitor. I'm not saying Apple is going anywhere as they are the current, virus invested maggot inducing 800 pound Gorilla in the room. What I'm indicating is they are falling way behind in innovation and sooner or later the white-robed disciples of Steve might be prone to wake up and figure out Apple is Carousel. After 30 years your gem turns white.

    You could make your same piles of cash argument about "can't die" for:

    Digital Equipment Corporation
    Compaq
    Xerox
    IBM
    Northrup
    Martin Marietta
    Enron (62Billion in assets when they folded)
    Nortel (Canada)

    Peace out.