“Apple Watch pre-orders began on Friday in select countries, but one estimate says already that 957,000 people in the U.S. alone ordered the device on the first day,” Susanna Kim reports for ABC News.
“The company that produced that report, Slice Intelligence, referred to their panel of two million online shoppers and found that 9,080 people in that panel had pre-ordered the Apple Watch this past Friday,” Kim reports. “That already surpasses the more than 720,000 Android Wear devices that sold last year, according to another research firm Canalys, which released its report in February.”
“Tim Coulling, Canalys senior analyst, agreed that he wasn’t surprised if Apple Watch pre-orders have already surpassed Android Wear device sales. Most recent examples of Android Wear devices sell for around $199.99 and up and include the ASUS Zenwatch, Moto 360, Sony SmartWatch 3, as well as Samsung and LG devices,” Kim reports. “‘There’s a lot of anticipation around the product. It’s far more advanced in terms of functionality,’ Coulling told ABC News. ‘Apple’s brand is a very fashionable brand so it’s likely that people will buy the product as a watch as well as a smartwatch.'”
Read more in the full article here.
MacDailyNews Take: U.S.-only vs. worldwide. 3 days vs. an entire year. $707 ASP vs. “$199.99 and up.”
It’s a bloodbath in every respect. 🙂
[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “Edward W.” for the heads up.]
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