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Strong turnout for world's first glimpse at Apple Watch
reuters.com ^ | Apr 10, 2015 | Pauline Askin and Noel Randewich

Posted on 04/10/2015 1:23:05 AM PDT by Berlin_Freeper

Consumers in Australia flocked to Apple Inc's (AAPL.O) store in Sydney on Friday to get the world's first up-close look at the tech giant's smartwatch, which the company expects will be its next runaway hit.

The Apple Watch, CEO Tim Cook's first new major product, was available for pre-order online and to try out in stores - but not take home.

On April 24, consumers will be able to buy it online or by reservation at retail locations including high-end fashion boutiques in Paris, London and Tokyo, part of Apple's strategy of positioning the wearable computer as a must-have accessory.

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TOPICS: Australia/New Zealand; Business/Economy
KEYWORDS: apple; applewatch
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To: Star Traveler
Yep ... that’s why people earn money, so they can shop for the best junker car they can find, and get Goodwill clothes, and look for the best bridge to live under ... LOL ...

... LOL ... That comment makes no sense whatsoever ... :-) ...

101 posted on 04/10/2015 7:43:35 AM PDT by Fresh Wind (Falcon 105)
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To: Ethan Clive Osgoode

too much information...


102 posted on 04/10/2015 7:43:42 AM PDT by longtermmemmory (VOTE! http://www.senate.gov and http://www.house.gov)
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To: Ethan Clive Osgoode

someone should take a picture with a iphone strapped to their wrist with the caption: “Look, i have the new iphone watch”


103 posted on 04/10/2015 7:45:42 AM PDT by Leep (To put it in laymen's terms liberal/progressive ist coo coo.)
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To: Leep
... LOL ...


104 posted on 04/10/2015 7:48:06 AM PDT by Fresh Wind (Falcon 105)
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To: Fresh Wind

People get the best things they can get for their own satisfaction and according to their own preferences ... they don’t work and earn money to then shop for the worst things they can get ... :-) ...

That’s the great thing about capitalism and the free market system that we live in. How people want to spend their money is totally up to them. Isn’t that great?! ... :-) ...


105 posted on 04/10/2015 7:48:14 AM PDT by Star Traveler (Remember to keep the Messiah of Israel in the One-World Government that we look forward to coming)
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To: Ethan Clive Osgoode; Dallas59

“Your life is meaningless without one.”

I agree. Anyone without 6 Apple products is likely a loser in life.
God obviously designed us to have 8 electronic devices turned on at all times and have no face to face human interaction.

Hah!!!
Call me a hater!!!
Or a Luddite!


106 posted on 04/10/2015 7:50:50 AM PDT by HereInTheHeartland
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To: Star Traveler
That’s the great thing about capitalism and the free market system that we live in.

Do you pay for the apple promotion you do on FR, or do you do it behind Jim's back?

107 posted on 04/10/2015 7:53:00 AM PDT by Ethan Clive Osgoode (<<== Click here to learn about Evolution!)
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To: Star Traveler; All
...and it is equally great people can express their ridicule for really stupid purchases other people make.






...and right now somebody is saying "hmmm I could use one of those...."
108 posted on 04/10/2015 7:59:58 AM PDT by longtermmemmory (VOTE! http://www.senate.gov and http://www.house.gov)
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To: Fresh Wind

Ah haha. To funny

Kind of reminds me, in the 80’s, when they combined a vcr with a tv. Seemed like a good idea until the vcr stopped working. Now you have a tv with a broken vcr attached to it.


109 posted on 04/10/2015 8:01:44 AM PDT by Leep (To put it in laymen's terms liberal/progressive ist coo coo.)
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To: Star Traveler
People get the best things they can get for their own satisfaction and according to their own preferences ... they don’t work and earn money to then shop for the worst things they can get

People work and earn to shop for things that suit their needs. They don't necessarily go for the best, nor do they necessarily go for the worst.

If people choose on the basis of what others think about them because of their choice, that fine with me.

But that doesn't mean that I don't think they're stupid or shallow for doing so.

110 posted on 04/10/2015 8:03:00 AM PDT by Fresh Wind (Falcon 105)
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To: longtermmemmory

AND ... if the majority of the market for toilet seats went for “this” ... like the majority of the smartphone market in the USA goes for iPhone ... then you would have “something to write home about!” ... :-) ...


111 posted on 04/10/2015 8:15:41 AM PDT by Star Traveler (Remember to keep the Messiah of Israel in the One-World Government that we look forward to coming)
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To: Ethan Clive Osgoode

A question that typically is asked by APPLE-HATER TROLLS of FREEPERS who post they like Apple products, in the Apple threads ... and ... has repeatedly and consistently been answered “no” by many others, including me ... :-) ...

BUT ... it keeps being asked, even though it keeps being answered ... LOL ...


112 posted on 04/10/2015 8:19:21 AM PDT by Star Traveler (Remember to keep the Messiah of Israel in the One-World Government that we look forward to coming)
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To: Fresh Wind

That’s what Apple did, when first designing the Apple Watch ... I kid you not! ... :-) ...


113 posted on 04/10/2015 8:21:11 AM PDT by Star Traveler (Remember to keep the Messiah of Israel in the One-World Government that we look forward to coming)
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To: Leep

Did you know that Apple started the design process that way?! ... :-) ...


114 posted on 04/10/2015 8:22:06 AM PDT by Star Traveler (Remember to keep the Messiah of Israel in the One-World Government that we look forward to coming)
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To: VanDeKoik

It’s the APPLE-HATER TROLLS who need the vacation ... :-) ...


115 posted on 04/10/2015 8:23:43 AM PDT by Star Traveler (Remember to keep the Messiah of Israel in the One-World Government that we look forward to coming)
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To: Berlin_Freeper

Remember the Apple Big brother ad from the 80’s?
Now Apple IS Big brother to their loyal cult of followers.
I wouldn’t be caught dead with a Apple product.


116 posted on 04/10/2015 8:29:45 AM PDT by mowowie (`)
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To: mowowie

I wouldn’t be caught dead with one, but I sure would be caught alive with one ... actually several!


117 posted on 04/10/2015 8:37:53 AM PDT by Star Traveler (Remember to keep the Messiah of Israel in the One-World Government that we look forward to coming)
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To: mowowie
That's a mighty big cult, as you call it ... :-) ...


118 posted on 04/10/2015 8:43:27 AM PDT by Star Traveler (Remember to keep the Messiah of Israel in the One-World Government that we look forward to coming)
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To: Swordmaker

love the upside down apple graphic. haha


119 posted on 04/10/2015 8:51:30 AM PDT by zeugma ( The Clintons Could Find a Loophole in a Stop Sign)
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To: Berlin_Freeper
The idea of spending $350 (for a cheap plastic model, much more for one that looks almost like a real watch) for a watch that requires that you also carry a $600+ phone for it to do anything just thrills me to no end.

The idea that it can barely get through a day without needing a recharge is cool too... recharging stuff every day is fun.

Can you do anything with it that you couldn't already do with your existing smartphone? Well no, so that's cool too.

But... despite the obvious drawbacks to wasting hundreds on a rather useless gimmick, we can prove to the world that we're cool and very progressive by sporting yet another gay Apple logo.

120 posted on 04/10/2015 9:12:02 AM PDT by Cementjungle
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