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Why The Apple Watch Is Flopping
FastCompany ^
| July 9, 2015
| by Mark Wilson
Posted on 07/10/2015 10:07:12 PM PDT by Swordmaker
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A very negative article based on Slice Intelligence Bogus FUD claims that the Apple Watch is "flopping" despite, on the same day,
The Motley Foo "The Apple Watch Hysteria Is Out of Control"l, and other analysts coming to the conclusions that even using Slice's own figures the Apple Watch has out sold the original Apple iPhone in its initial release YEAR and the best selling initial product of all time the Apple iPad's FIRST THREE MONTHS. . . and the Apple Watch did it in the first 24 hours! The Fool pointed out that Slice used only USA data, ignoring that Apple got only 38% of it's Watch revenue from the USA. . . and they ignored the rest of the world.
The Motley Fool and other analysts calculated that Apple sold as many as 5.5 million Apple Watches between April 10 and June 26 when Apple opened sales of the Apple Watch to ten additional countries and also finally had caught up with demand for deliveries (they still had 37% yet to deliver) to start offering the Watch for sale and delivery in their retail stores. That is NOT the sign of a product that is tanking by 90%. . . but rather a product that is moving from mail-order only to one that is now going to be available for store pickup. In light of these developments, several analysts RAISED their Apple Watch sales estimates with one jumping her estimate from 30 million to 36 million for the rest of the year. Again, not the sign of a "flopping" product.
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More nonsense based on the very flawed Slice Intelligence report that the Apple Watch is "flopping". . . except that Slice does not have access to Apple's email receipts, uses only those people who have agreed to use their App (read self-selected participants), and is limited to only the US market which represents only 38% of the Apple Watch revenue, if they even have any usable data. Other much more qualified analysts have debunked Slice data and in fact have shown that it does not show what they are claiming at all, but that doesn't stop the FUD spreaders from using it. . . like this article in the FAST Company to claim failure.
Incidentally, in less than three weeks, Apple will be announcing the results of the 2nd Quarter "Apple's 3rd Fiscal Qtr" Financial results. That means it is Apple FUD Season. . . the Three Week time period before Apple events or announcements when all the negative articles about Apple are pulled out and published. This is one. PING!
Apple Watch FUD
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posted on
07/10/2015 10:15:41 PM PDT
by
Swordmaker
( This tag line is a Microsoft insult free zone... but if the insults to Mac users continue...)
To: Swordmaker
By any chance,,, did you live in Baghdad around 2003?
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posted on
07/10/2015 10:17:22 PM PDT
by
DesertRhino
(I was standing with a rifle, waiting for soviet paratroopers, but communists just ran for office)
To: Swordmaker
Just yesterday I saw two articles saying the ‘Flopping’ theory is untrue, that in reality, Apple is cleaning up financially and attracting lots of young customers who will be brand loyal for a long, long time. Not that I have a dog (or watch) in this fight anyway.
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posted on
07/10/2015 10:19:22 PM PDT
by
lee martell
(The sa)
To: DesertRhino
By any chance,,, did you live in Baghdad around 2003?
Dump AAPL it's the gay thing to do.
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posted on
07/10/2015 10:19:45 PM PDT
by
867V309
(Boehner is the new Pelosi)
To: DesertRhino
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posted on
07/10/2015 10:24:57 PM PDT
by
Swordmaker
( This tag line is a Microsoft insult free zone... but if the insults to Mac users continue...)
To: DesertRhino
Why the gratuitous insult to someone making a perfectly reasonable post? Why try to create discord instead of contributing relevant information to inform others or, failing that, simply move on to a thread where you don’t feel the urge to needlessly insult a fellow FReeper?
To: Charles H. (The_r0nin)
Hey, Charles, here’s one of those very negative (and very wrong) Apple Watch articles you were asking about. Take a look. The reader comments on the FashCompany page are interesting.
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posted on
07/10/2015 10:27:08 PM PDT
by
Swordmaker
( This tag line is a Microsoft insult free zone... but if the insults to Mac users continue...)
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To: Swordmaker
Indeed. The flopping product that has out sold all the rest of the smart watch market
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posted on
07/10/2015 10:53:34 PM PDT
by
Nifster
To: Swordmaker
I enjoy my Dick Tracy like flop!
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posted on
07/10/2015 10:56:34 PM PDT
by
NoLibZone
(I voted for Mitt. The lesser of 2 evils religious argument put a black nationalist in the W.H.)
To: Swordmaker
You may remember from our previous sometimes heated discussions here that I am not much of a fan of the Apple corporation. But I do appreciate greatly your knowledge of all things Apple. I look for the articles you post; I often just lurk because I find them interesting but often have nothing worthwhile to contribute. But I wanted to thank you for your contributions here and I hope you keep it up.
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posted on
07/10/2015 11:17:26 PM PDT
by
fireman15
(Check your facts before making ignorant statements.)
To: fireman15
You may remember from our previous sometimes heated discussions here that I am not much of a fan of the Apple corporation. But I do appreciate greatly your knowledge of all things Apple. I look for the articles you post; I often just lurk because I find them interesting but often have nothing worthwhile to contribute. But I wanted to thank you for your contributions here and I hope you keep it up. Thanks fireman, even though we often disagreed, you handled yourself well and were always a gentleman. You were curious and genuinely interested in learning, not disrupting. I appreciate you. Thanks for your appreciation back.
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07/10/2015 11:20:43 PM PDT
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Swordmaker
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To: 867V309
I quit read it, now I quit reading you. Furthermore, I am not an "it". You are being deliberately inflammatory attempting to start a forbidden flame war. Cut it out.
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posted on
07/10/2015 11:44:56 PM PDT
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Swordmaker
( This tag line is a Microsoft insult free zone... but if the insults to Mac users continue...)
To: 867V309
Well, well, well....you sure don’t disappoint. Yet another post with NO factual support. You’re an empty suit...you can be more than that if you want.
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