Re:Apple’s New Job: Selling a Smartwatch to an Uninterested ...
by bdcravens on Sunday March 01, 2015 @04:10PM
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Seemed quite balanced to me. Basically boiled down to discussing technical challenges and the fact that smart watch sales have been abysmal thus far.
Re:Apple’s New Job: Selling a Smartwatch to an Uninterested ...
by jeremymcanally on Sunday March 01, 2015 @04:58PM
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Smartphone sales were downright depressing prior to iPhone, despite Windows Phone, Symbian, Blackberry, and friends giving it a real shot. I guess you could say Blackberry was a success, but it wasn't really the same type of smartphone at all that we see post-iPhone. Tablet sales were basically non-existent prior to iPad, despite Microsoft and several OEMs' offerings.
These pieces always arise when Apple is ready to launch into a product category, but Apple rarely fails here. They have a lot of experience creating and expanding categories in which to make a lot of money. The only real "failure" I can think of is Apple TV, but I think even there they're not really "done" yet.
Re:Apple’s New Job: Selling a Smartwatch to an Uninterested ...
by Yetanfou on Sunday March 01, 2015 @05:28PM
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Don't forget Pippin and Newton. Pippin - the Apple game console - did not have much to offer. Newton - their PDA - had some interesting tricks up its sleeve but suffered from shaky handwriting recognition.
Concern troll piece. Disregard.