Mark, I think you need to expand your horizons a little, that’s the second time
I’ve used that one today.:)
The watch is changing the world more than you think.
I’d like to beam you back with Mr. Peabody and his pet Boy for a second to
2007 when a little device came out called an iPhone. At that point it was an
iPod with a phone attached. Nobody really knew what to do with it or even why
you’d want one. Smart phones were catching on but only for heavy tech types or
specific users. Now look, 80% of all phones in use in San Francisco right now
are iPhones. Apple’s shares are still increasing in market and the prophets
per unit are much higher than Google and what they are doing.
Back to the watch. Let me tell you a little fun fact, as someone who
is a high end watch collector as well, Rolex sales are off 21% year over year.
Patek Philip is seeing a 35% reduction in sales. Many high end watch makers
have had to buy back inventory from their retailers and why, is it because of
an economic slowdown, no, it’s because of the impact of smart watches of which
Apple represents 72% of the total market. It’s no longer trendy to wear your
Rolex day-date when you should be showing off your tech and wearing your Steel
Apple watch or your sports model at the Jim. Fitbit and Pebble are also in
this space and part of the trend by Apple in one year has become the dominant
player. While we don’t see the watch broken out as a finance item I’ve heard a
number of 5 billion in sales during some quarters which is a nice start. I
think we’ll need to check in say in 2025 like we did 10 years later on our
iPhone discussion and see where we are with the watch. Right now it’s not on a
bad trajectory
On Sep 1, 2016, at 2:15 AM, M. Taylor <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> Hello Mary,
>
> My point is simply that, unlike the era of Jobbs, the market, plays an active
> role in what the future brings. We, as consumers, have alternatives and it's
> when we begin to explore these alternatives that companies pay attention.
>
> Given Apple's issue with iTunes for Windows and its politically ridiculous
> decision to unilaterally put albums in its users' accounts, I'm not so
> certain that just because it decides something it better will make it so.
>
> I remember the fan fair Apple made about its watch--they thought it would
> change the lives of the world. Well, as far as I can tell, my world hasn't
> changed one bit either with or without it.
>
> As far as Samsung is concerned, I don't think they'll be so quick to follow
> Apple's lead in the coming future. As one of the executives of Samsung
> recently said, "Samsung is at its best when it leads, not when it follows."
>
> My personal position is to just sit back, wait, and see. Fortunately for me,
> I no longer have the desire to run out and purchase the latest device just
> because it is the latest.
>
> Mark
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected]
> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Mary Otten
> Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2016 12:33 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: Some interesting rumours regarding 3.5 mm jack issue on the
> iPhone seven
>
> Hi Mark,
> Of course, only time will tell. But I think you are wrong about the
> disappearing headphone jack. For one thing, Samsung put back the storage card
> thing, but did not put back the user replaceable battery. Also, if the other
> rumor is true, Apple will be including compatible earbuds with the new phone,
> as well as an adapter to make it possible for people to use other headphones.
> Given the prevalence of Bluetooth these days, I suspect that the headphone
> jack will in fact be gone from iPhones forever. Other device makers are
> already moving in this direction. So it isn't just Apple. In fact, they will
> not be the first ones to market without a headphone jack on the phone.
>
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Aug 31, 2016, at 11:05 AM, M. Taylor <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> Well, as for me, I'm going to sit back and see how the market accepts the
>> new iPhone 7 trans a separate earphone jack.
>>
>> When Samsung attempted to make its devices thinner by (1) removing the
>> removable battery and (2) removing the ability to add auxiliary memory to
>> its flagship phones, it soon reversed its decision as the market,
>> effectively, rejected the devices in favor of other companies who kept those
>> features.
>>
>> A couple of years ago, when Apple decided to remove the ability for iOS
>> devices to have their photo content immediately available to PC users upon
>> attaching the device to the computer, the marketplace went crazy and vowed
>> to turn to Android if Apple insisted on forcing people to use iTunes in
>> order to manage photos.
>>
>> Like Samsung, Apple immediately reversed itself by restoring this feature in
>> the subsequent release of iTunes.
>>
>> So, I'll just wait and see for, unless 7 is a complete hit, something tells
>> me that iPhone 8 will bring the jack back (smile).
>>
>> Mark
>>
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>> Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2016 9:43 AM
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>> Subject: Re: Some interesting rumours regarding 3.5 mm jack issue on the
>> iPhone seven
>>
>> When all the “hubbub” concerning Apple removing the earphone jack first
>> appeared I was certain they (Apple) was going to provide an adapter so
>> potential customers would be able to use their existing earphones with the
>> iPhone 7. This coming to light does not surprise me in the least.
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