Apple Already Took 75 Percent of the Smartwatch Market
While hard sales numbers are a mystery, analysts have their projections.
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he official numbers forApple Watchsales are still a mystery. But, according to a report by research firmStrategy Analytics, the Cupertino company shipped an estimated 4 million units during the second quarter of 2015. As a result, Apple's already captured 75 percent of the smartwatch marketshare across the world, despite only being availablesince late April.
Strategy Analytics also points out that, thanks mostly to the Watch, global smartwatch shipments saw a remarkable 457 percent growth year-over-year. Meanwhile, Samsung was the big loser in Q2 2015, as it fell to second place and is said to have shipped a mere 0.4 million devices during that timeframe.
While Apple hasn't been clear-cut about how its Watch business is doing, Chief Financial Officer Luca Maestridid reveal yesterdaythat the product was responsible for around a billion dollars in quarterly sales.
A billion dollars doesn't sound half-bad, sure, but wouldn't it be much better if Apple just told us how manywrist wearablesit has sold so far?
