I-Apple Watch ngoku ikhona kwiWal-Mart.
Umthengisi we-mega waqala ukuthengisa i-Apple Watch kwiwebhusayithi yayo. Ngokungafani nabanye abathengisi abaphethe iintlobo ezahlukeneyo zokugqoka, i-Wal-Mart inika kuphela i-Apple Watch Sport. Okwangoku kuthengiswa kwe-Apple Watch ngokukhawuleza kugcinwe kwisitolo se-Wal-Mart kuphela; Nangona kunjalo, bekungeke kumangalise ukubona ukuba kuqale ukubonisa kwezinye zezinto eziphezulu ze-Wal-Mart kwizithuba ezizayo.
Ukongeza kwi-Apple Watch Sport, iWal-Mart ibuye ithengise iifowuni ezimbalwa ze-Apple Watch, kubandakanywa okukhethwa kukho kweeMidlalo zeMidlalo, kunye neentambo ezongezelelweyo zokutshaja.
Xa i-Apple iqalise ukuqala i-Apple Watch ngasekuqaleni konyaka, iWatch yayifumaneka kuphela kwi-Apple Stores kunye neendawo ezimbalwa zokugcina iingubo zegolide. Ukususela ngoko, i-Apple iye yandise ukuthengisa kwe-Apple Watch kwintlobo yabathengisi abahlukeneyo kuquka i-Best Buy and Target. Kude ukongezwa kweWal-Mart, i-Target yowona mthengisi omkhulu kunikezela i-Apple Watch. I-Apple Watch ifumaneka kwii-T-Mobile kunye ne-Sprint izitolo.
Iithagethi ziqaphele ukuba i-Apple Watch "yayithandwa kakhulu" kwi-Black Friday kwiivenkile zayo, njengokuba iPads. Iithagethi zathengisa umlinganiselo we-iPad enye emva kwesibini kwi-Thanksgiving.
Umcwaningi we-Asymco uHorace Dediu wathi kule veki ukuba i-Apple ilandele ukujonga iiyunithi ezingama-21 ze-Apple Watch kulo nyaka. Uvakalelo luye lwachazwa ngabanye abahlalutyi.
"Naliphi na ixesha xa i-Apple ingena kwiimarike ezintsha, kungekhona nje ukuba ingqwalasela ngokwayo kodwa kwimarike ngokubanzi," kuchaza uRamon Llamas, uMphathi wezoPhando kwiqela le-Wearables ye-IDC ngo-Agasti xa i-Apple Watch yayiza kufumana i-FitBit kwiintengiso. "Ukuthatha inxaxheba kuthatha inxaxheba kubadlali abaninzi kunye neeplatifti ngaphakathi kwendawo yokuguquka kwezinto eziphilayo, kwaye ekugqibeleni iqhuba umthamo ophezulu." I-Apple iphinde ihlasele abanye abathengisi - ngakumbi abo baye babe yingxenye yale shishini kwiimitha ezininzi - ukuphonononga kwakhona iimveliso zabo namava. asikho, i-Apple iya kuba yintonga ekubhekiselele kuyo, kunye nabathengisi abakhuphisanayo kufuneka bahlale ngoku okanye phambili kwe-Apple. Ngoku ngoku ukuba i-Apple iyingxenye yemarike yokuguga, wonke umntu uya kujonga ukuze abone ezinye iinqwelo ezinxibayo ezenza isigqibo ukuqaliswa, ezifana neziglasi ezikhethiweyo okanye iingubo zokugqoka. "
Ngelo xesha i-Apple yayiqikelelwa ukuba ifumene i-$ 1.7 yezigidi ezivela kwii-Apple Watch ngoku.
Xa i-Apple Watch iqalile ukuthengiswa, abathengi babekwazi ukuthenga iWatch ezitolo. Ukususela ekuqalisweni kokuqala, i-Apple iqalile ukunikela ngeenombolo zee-Apple Watch kwiivenkile kunye nokubandakanya inani leentlobo ezahlukeneyo ze-Apple Watch, kunye ne-dock entsha yokutsala i-Apple Watch, evumela ukuba uhlawule i-Apple Watch kwimizo zombini kunye nemeko yokuma.
Ngaphandle kwezixhobo ezisemthethweni ze-Apple, inani lamanye amaqela aqale ukuthengisa izixhobo ze-Apple Watch ngokunjalo. I-Apple Watch yokuhlawula ii-docks kunye nama-watch band zizo zombini ziindidi ezidume ngokubanzi kumaqela angaphandle okwakhiwa.