Apple Forecasts based on a Predictive Algorithm
After releasing the first version of the Apple Watch in April, the company is apparently waiting until May or June of 2016, or possibly later, according to predictions from Cowen and Company. The company called for 18 million devices to be sold by the end of 2015, which offers an optimistic outlook for next year.
Adding more exclusivity and uniqueness to the Apple smart watch, Apple are rumored to introduce a range of smart bands for its digital watch.
Apple had another successful quarter during the most recent period, as the company continues to sell the iPhone at a rapid pace. During the most recent quarter, the company sold 35% more iPhones than during the previous year, and this helped the company increase its market share during that time.
The Apple Watch will be made available in Best Buy stores starting in August. The newest product line from the tech giant was only available in the online store after first being launched as the company placed an emphasis on meeting the initial demand from pre-orders. After making the wearable device available in Apple stores in June, the Apple Watch will be sold in 100 Best Buy stores starting August 7th, expanding to 300 stores before the holiday shopping season.
Apple is set to report their second quarter earnings for the period that ended June 27th after the market closes on Tuesday. Analysts have consensus expectations for earnings of $1.79 a share and revenue of $49.31 billion, in comparison to $1.28 and $37.43 billion a year ago. This quarter is usually pretty boring and slow for analysts, but this year there is some excitement around the iPhone and the Apple Watch.
The world renowned World Wide Developers Conference has come and gone. Although it was not one of the most highly anticipated Apple news summit, it
Apple has not yet revealed any sales data for its newest product, the Apple Watch, but that hasn’t stopped analysts from trying to find out. Market research firm Slice Intelligence used its database to track followers email and extrapolated from the data that 2.79 million watches have been sold so far. While this is far from scientific, it does represent roughly 66% of total smart watch deliveries from 2014, having done so in only a couple of months.
Since the Apple Watch was released, it has been generally perceived as the best smart watch out on the market. While this consensus still seems to be true, a survey from research firm UserTesting found that while people like the device, their reaction was not overwhelming and they wouldn’t recommend it to other people. The main issue with the device is the third-party apps, which were slower and less-reliable than built in apps.
The Apple Watch was released almost a month ago, but the wearable device is still not available in retail stores. Available online, the demand for the new device outweighs the supply, making some models unavailable until July. There was speculation that the device wasn’t available because of problems with a supplier, with a component having been found to be defective.
Google released its first app for the Apple Watch on Tuesday. Google News & Weather had previously been available on the iPhone and the iPad, and the most recent update made it available for Apple’s new wearable device. It gives users a quick summary of top news from the Apple Watch Screen, although it will not allow them to read the entire article or send the content of their article to their phone.
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