Go back and review your history. Pre sales does not equal total sales. The hype will end fast, and the party will be over.
No one said it does or will . . . but it represents millions of Apple Watches. It is not hype if Apple is selling millions of Apple Watches. Apple has NEVER sold out a product in 10 minutes before. Nor has it offered the same product on the same day in as many countries.
You really don't know what you are talking about. There are ~400,000,000 iOS devices already in consumers' hands that will work with an Apple Watch. If only 10% the owners of those devices buy an Apple Watch that's 40 million, ten times the number of smart watches sold by other makers to date. Knowing Apple, the likelyhood is that Apple's pre-sales have already SOLD 20% of that number. . . before they even get to the release weekend.
I am not an Apple fanboy, but I do believe this “watch” will be a huge success. What you need to understand is that this is not a watch. It is a peripheral device that both expands the utility of the iPhone and decouples some features from the phone itself.
While the technology is still in its infancy, all it will take is a couple of good apps and it will be hugely successful. And since the best way to make a great app is to steal it, I would suggest that you sell your FitBit stock while you still can.
You know, I remember a lot of similar commentary when the iPhone and especially the iPad came out.
I have no dog in this fight. However, I do have an idea what the fully outfitted connection of the future will look like.
The core is our present phone. Will carry all data you need in your pocket.
Bluetooth headset means you don’t have to walk around with your hand to the side of your head. The watch thingie means most all the time you can leave the phone in your pocket.
Some sort of eyeglass may provide a more effective way of viewing data. Because Glass failed doesn’t mean all possible future iterations of the idea are doomed.
A “dumb” pad allows a person to do more serious work. Basically a larger screen for the phone.
When serious work needs to be done, find a large monitor and keyboard. Though quite possibly more effective ways to input/output data may be developed.
The iWatch may not be the device of the future, but I can say it’s a pain in the behind to dig the phone out of my pocket every time it rings or aI want to check the time. Some sort of device will come along to make it less intrusive in our lives.