In the keynote on September 7, Apple introduced, in addition to the 7 iPhone and iPhone 7 Plus, second-generation Apple Watch and a review of the first generation whose novelty was the new processor SP1. Apple Watch Series 2 has inherited the price of the previous model, while the 1 Series has dropped its price. Even with the release of Series 2 and the discount on the 1 Series, the analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, the most famous in the Apple world, ensures that the Apple Watch sales have fallen by 15-25% with respect to 2015.
According to Kuo, there are 4 reasons by which Apple not has got call the attention of potential customers: not there are any application distinctive of great importance, poor autonomy, the dependence of the iPhone and the experience multi-touch offered in a device wearable or wearable. Although personally I also think that there are other more logical reason.
Many of those who wanted an Apple Watch already had it
The Apple Watch Series 2 has arrived with the main news of the GPS, the processor S2 and the resistance to the water 50 m (that not are 50 metres). If have in has that the clock should be a device that not is changed as often as the mobile, can think that many of the users that wanted the Apple Watch it bought in some time after April of 2015. In 2016, that these users have done is not to renew a device that satisfies them.
According to Kuo, Apple has lowered the price of the 1 Series will not sales to increase, which, in my opinion, gives more strength to the argument that many of those who they wanted to because they had it.
Presented as his “most personal device,” Apple Watch will not be renewed, or shouldn’t, every year, and this is something that users also have clear. The changes that will come with each model will not be as important as the iPhone, and that neither will invite us to change. That is what it seems that has last this year and something that could have changed if had included support for connections 3 G, something that seems that Tim Cook and company valued but dismissed by problems of autonomy.
Until Apple not give data official, not can know many Apple Watch is sold in 2015 and many in 2016, but Kuo ensures that this year is sold of 8.5 to 9 million of units, lowering of the 10.4 million of units of the year last. Looking at the good side, perhaps this serves to be motivating and launch in 2018 Apple Watch with major changes. You see?
