“In Apple CEO Tim Cook’s words, the Apple Watch is ‘incredibly beautiful,'” Jack Linshi writes for TIME Magazine. “But some are saying it’s “incredibly unnecessary.'”
MacDailyNews Take: “Some” said similar things about the Mac, the iMac, Apple Retail Stores, the iPod, iTunes, iTunes Store, iPhone, the MacBook Air, and iPad, among other things. This is what “some” do just prior to an Apple-generated paradigm shift.
“But what few realize is that Apple has a 3.7 million square mile ace up its sleeve: China,” Linshi writes. “It’s no secret that Chinese consumers love their Apple products. Chinese resellers and admirers alike traveled the world and lined up for days to sweep up Apple’s latest iPhone last fall. Some constructed iPhone 6 “undergarments” to bypass customs duties on the way home. One man even used 99 iPhone 6 units to propose to his girlfriend. (She said no.)”
“Now, with the Apple Watch heading to China on April 24, the country’s Apple fans have already begun generating outlandish headlines,” Linshi writes. “Apple, then, is likely counting on its legions of Chinese fans to scoop up Apple Watches to help boost worldwide sales. But China is no back-up plan. In fact, given Apple’s loyal following in China, the Apple Watch could very well have been made for China.”
Full article here.
MacDailyNews Take: Apple Watch is not just for China. As Apple says, “There’s an Apple Watch for everyone.”
Apple Watch will be a hit around the world. Watch and see.
[Thanks to MacDailyNews Readers “Fred Mertz”and “Dan K.” for the heads up.]