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Apple Watch sales up over 50% since last year

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Re: Apple Watch sales up over 50% since last year

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Post by topmonk »

acomjean wrote: post #72
woofyman wrote: post #64

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I'm a huge fan of Casio's gshock solar powered and atomic time setting watches, I own 4

I really love solar powered watches. I have 3 (Citizen eco-drives) and the g-shocks. The fact that the battery never needs replacing. I solar have a g-shock too, but that atomic time setting (by radio) never worked for me. The g-shock is so thick though, I actually find it a little off putting sometimes.

I wear a ladies watch (I am a man) for this very reason, thickness, as well as heaviness. I didn't realize how much it affects your movement and coordination having a substantial weight on your wrist, until I got rid of it.

Re: Apple Watch sales up over 50% since last year

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Post by archvile »

rickyc091 wrote: post #54
Mtinie wrote: post #45

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Why is the Apple Watch the catalyst for this versus any HR monitor or fitness tracker?

Just going to make a few assumptions. Apple has a gamification system similar to fitbit. You complete rings (goals) by walking, standing up and exercising. Except you are competing against yourself and they prompt you with daily reminders / notifications. Being that Apple Watch is more than a notification system, it's a bit more difficult to ignore. Let's say you're on a 80 day streak completing 100% of your goals of…

You can now do Activity Sharing so it can be more than competing with just yourself if you have friends who use a an Apple Watch. It can be a great motivational tool if you use it as such.

Re: Apple Watch sales up over 50% since last year

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Post by archvile »

vlozko wrote: post #75
brlewis wrote: post #68

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I don't see where saagarjha said that only Apple Watch could act as such a catalyst.

When you get a notification saying you've increased your daily move goal streak to 200+ days, you're tempted to not break it. There are already quite a few people I've seen hitting 800 days.

I've got perfect months the last 2 months and now I stress if a day gets close to not hitting the completion mark (I.e. It's raining or such to inhibit an outdoor walk/run).

Re: Apple Watch sales up over 50% since last year

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Post by malnourish »

jacquesm wrote: post #12
kevin_thibedeau wrote: post #9

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> $6B in sales the first year is huge for any watch or consumer product, That doesn't prove much. Most of them are collecting dust.

Apple may not care too much about that. As long as they get sold.

There care as much as how it affects the sales of their next ones

Re: Apple Watch sales up over 50% since last year

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Post by archvile »

seanp2k2 wrote: post #51
EpicEng wrote: post #39

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I mean, whatever works for you, but I don't understand that at all. You forget to exercise?

Not sure if the Apple watches do the same, but the Garmin watches have a "Move!" reminder plus easy-to-configure step and stair goals, and make your progress obvious. I'm guessing it's more due to those types of little pokes throughout the day than parent actually forgetting to hit the gym every morning.

AW does this if you don't stand up within an hour, it pokes you to stand up and move around. It also sends you progress updates throughout the day of how much you've walked/moved/etc.

Re: Apple Watch sales up over 50% since last year

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Post by Fezzik »

Steko wrote: post #99
Fezzik wrote: post #92

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I think the health tracking features are the major differentiating feature for wearables. Fit people want to track their exercise and stay fit and the unfit (for the most part) want to get fit. These two groups are 99% of the population. And, as we're finding in the 21st century/age of plenty, fitness takes some work. This thread alone indicates wearable can be a big motivator for fitness. In addition, the health tra…

I agree with all points except when you assume 'wearables' implies 'watches'. Similarly to payments, the health benefits can be delivered with a much smaller device. If health is the main benefit than that big gorgeous battery-sucking screen is a waste.

True. I would think the watches category will continue to occupy the pretty good/general tracking and health stats market (which should be huge) and, as the tech advances, there will always be smaller, screenless, more accurate detectors for specific use cases.

I am still amazed that my watch can track my laps while swimming (very accurately) and simultaneously track my pulse (less accurately, but that'll improve). And keep my calendar, deliver notifications, etc...

Re: Apple Watch sales up over 50% since last year

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Post by kswahl1 »

ishwarn wrote: post #49
EpicEng wrote: post #39

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I mean, whatever works for you, but I don't understand that at all. You forget to exercise?

It's an accountability mechanism. It reminds you to get up and move, reminds you that you need to hit your goals, etc. e: Not so much about forgetting, but a nag.

If you don't want to work out a watch isn't going to change that.

Re: Apple Watch sales up over 50% since last year

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Post by blawson »

kswahl1 wrote: post #107
ishwarn wrote: post #49

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It's an accountability mechanism. It reminds you to get up and move, reminds you that you need to hit your goals, etc. e: Not so much about forgetting, but a nag.

If you don't want to work out a watch isn't going to change that.

Counterpoint, I never want to run at 6:30 am so having someone or something add pressure to get out only helps keep that commitment. And 15 min in I'm always glad I got out of bed.

Re: Apple Watch sales up over 50% since last year

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Post by spike021 »

Steko wrote: post #83
mortenjorck wrote: post #28

I’ve been saying it all along: to understand the Apple Watch, look to the iPod. The first three years of iPod sales were minuscule compared to the following ten: https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ipod_sales_per_qua... The two products occupy a very similar space of affordable luxury; they are not world-changing like the Mac or iPhone, but category-defining. Through gradual iteration and segmentation, Apple sl…

The jobs the watch will do aren't as clear cut as it was for the iPod. The iPod let you listen to music and carried lots of (or all of) your music and had software that made it easy to convert and manage your digital music and buy more over the internet. Those were things basically everyone wanted and it did that better than competitors. The watch? Well yeah it tells time, but it's worse at that then most watches and…

>The watch? Well yeah it tells time, but it's worse at that then most watches and everyone already carries a device that tells time which the watch can't replace. Yeah, it gives you slightly faster access to notifications but not everyone needs that.

How is it worse at telling time than most watches? It works fine for me except when the battery is dead. Is that what you mean? Bad battery life?

I don't use the watch to see my notifications faster at all. I use the watch so that I can respond/react to certain notifications as needed. If my phone buzzes in my pocket without me wearing a watch, I won't know if it's just a new calendar invite I don't need to see right away or an important text from a friend. This is why I use my watch, among other reasons. It's a great filtering mechanism.

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