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The Apple Watch is Already Wiping the Floor with the Entire Smartwatch Market
Business Insider ^
| Thursday, April 16, 2015
| Rob Price
Posted on 04/16/2015 5:29:23 PM PDT by Star Traveler
The Apple Watch is on fire: KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo estimates that Apple's debut smartwatch has sold more than 2.3 million units since preorders opened, MacRumors reports.
Apple hasn't released any sales data on Apple Watch sales, and it most likely won't until the company's quarterly earnings report. But this 2.3 million figure echoes what others have estimated — the research company Slice believes there were about 1 million US preorders on launch day, for example.
Ming-Chi Kuo has a good track record on Apple: He was spot on with his predictions about the iPhone 5S, for example. If Kuo's figures are correct, Apple has — in a stroke — cornered the entire smartwatch market.
The Apple Watch's strong sales are bad news for Google and its Android Wear smartwatch operating system OS. According to Canalys, devices using Android Wear sold 720,000 units in 2014. Slice's figures suggested Apple was able to easily breeze past this figure in a single day. In doing so, Apple took away Google's one historical advantage, which Business Insider explained in a previous story:
The iPhone has always — with some truth — been considered the "rich man's phone." Apple customers tend to be better off than Android users and spend more on apps and in-app purchases. Accordingly, ad rates on iOS, Apple's operating system, are higher than on Google's OS.
This strong push is immediately going to make Apple's Watch OS an extremely attractive platform for developers looking to move into wearables, especially when coupled with the purchasing power of Apple consumers. And as this app ecosystem develops, it will make the Apple Watch even more attractive compared with other smartwatches, consolidating Apple's position further still.
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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Computers/Internet; Religion
KEYWORDS: apple; devotional; religion
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To: Star Traveler
I can see your only exception to that is yourself ... LOL ...I expect you can see anything you want.
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posted on
04/17/2015 8:58:07 AM PDT
by
tacticalogic
("Oh, bother!" said Pooh, as he chambered his last round.)
To: tacticalogic
Well, from where I’m looking, I see an APPLE-HATER TROLL posting back at me ... :-) ...
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posted on
04/17/2015 8:59:00 AM PDT
by
Star Traveler
(Remember to keep the Messiah of Israel in the One-World Government that we look forward to coming)
To: Star Traveler
You know perfectly well that I was referring to Apple’s CEO leading the charge against giving Christians a tool to defend themselves in court if they are put in position to either violate their conscience or lose their business.
So don’t ask stupid. It’s very unbecoming.
To: Star Traveler
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posted on
04/17/2015 9:00:23 AM PDT
by
Lazamataz
(The FCC takeover of the internet will quickly become a means to censorship of dissent.)
To: Lazamataz
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posted on
04/17/2015 9:01:02 AM PDT
by
Star Traveler
(Remember to keep the Messiah of Israel in the One-World Government that we look forward to coming)
To: Lazamataz
I’ve heard of self-medicating, but self-shrinking? ... LOL ...
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posted on
04/17/2015 9:02:01 AM PDT
by
Star Traveler
(Remember to keep the Messiah of Israel in the One-World Government that we look forward to coming)
To: Star Traveler
Well, from where I’m looking, I see an APPLE-HATER TROLL posting back at me ... :-) ...I rest my case.
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posted on
04/17/2015 9:02:19 AM PDT
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tacticalogic
("Oh, bother!" said Pooh, as he chambered his last round.)
To: tacticalogic
I would love to see you “rest your case” with your APPLE-HATER TROLLING ... :-) ...
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posted on
04/17/2015 9:05:05 AM PDT
by
Star Traveler
(Remember to keep the Messiah of Israel in the One-World Government that we look forward to coming)
To: Star Traveler
I would love to see you “rest your case” with your APPLE-HATER TROLLING ... :-) ...I doubt it. You do this because it's "fun", remember?
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posted on
04/17/2015 9:07:32 AM PDT
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tacticalogic
("Oh, bother!" said Pooh, as he chambered his last round.)
To: winner3000
I’m not buying a CEO or a sexual orientation ... I’m buying product that doesn’t have a sexual orientation and none of those products have even attempted to persuade me on a sexual orientation.
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posted on
04/17/2015 9:07:56 AM PDT
by
Star Traveler
(Remember to keep the Messiah of Israel in the One-World Government that we look forward to coming)
To: tacticalogic
You are a fun APPLE-HATER TROLL ... :-) ...
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posted on
04/17/2015 9:08:42 AM PDT
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Star Traveler
(Remember to keep the Messiah of Israel in the One-World Government that we look forward to coming)
To: Star Traveler
Life is dour, short, pointless, and filled with pain. Anyone who smiles is mentally ill.
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posted on
04/17/2015 9:11:16 AM PDT
by
Lazamataz
(The FCC takeover of the internet will quickly become a means to censorship of dissent.)
To: Star Traveler
You are a fun APPLE-HATER TROLL ... :-) ...You post "APPLE-HATER TROLL" for fun. We can tell, because you're always smiling and laughing while you do it.
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posted on
04/17/2015 9:11:21 AM PDT
by
tacticalogic
("Oh, bother!" said Pooh, as he chambered his last round.)
To: tacticalogic
Well, you are a humorous APPLE-HATER TROLL ... :-) ...
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posted on
04/17/2015 9:12:23 AM PDT
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Star Traveler
(Remember to keep the Messiah of Israel in the One-World Government that we look forward to coming)
To: Star Traveler
Well, you are a humorous APPLE-HATER TROLL ... :-) ...And there it is.
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posted on
04/17/2015 9:13:03 AM PDT
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tacticalogic
("Oh, bother!" said Pooh, as he chambered his last round.)
To: Lazamataz
I feel your pain ... NOT! ... :-) ...
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posted on
04/17/2015 9:13:26 AM PDT
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Star Traveler
(Remember to keep the Messiah of Israel in the One-World Government that we look forward to coming)
To: tacticalogic
If I could change you, I might ... but alas ... it’s just impossible to change APPLE-HATER TROLLS like you ... :-) ...
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posted on
04/17/2015 9:14:43 AM PDT
by
Star Traveler
(Remember to keep the Messiah of Israel in the One-World Government that we look forward to coming)
To: Star Traveler
Been there for decades, sweetie.
And yes, they do go to Home Depot. You just blend in with them and don’t notice them.
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posted on
04/17/2015 9:14:59 AM PDT
by
biff
(Et Tu Boeh-ner)
To: biff
And they are using their EBT-cards for plumbing supplies? ... :-) ...
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posted on
04/17/2015 9:16:14 AM PDT
by
Star Traveler
(Remember to keep the Messiah of Israel in the One-World Government that we look forward to coming)
To: Star Traveler
If I could change you, I might ... but alas ... it’s just impossible to change APPLE-HATER TROLLS like you ... :-) ...I'm too old to change. That always pisses off the control freaks.
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posted on
04/17/2015 9:17:03 AM PDT
by
tacticalogic
("Oh, bother!" said Pooh, as he chambered his last round.)
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