Apple Watch? This Survey Says Not Many Plan to Buy One, but Don't Be So Sure
NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Are you still breathlessly waiting for the release of Apple's (AAPL - Get Report) first smartwatch? Then you should count yourself among a small minority who are still interested at this point.
Piper Jaffray's Senior Research Analyst Gene Munster believes interest in the forthcoming wearable is waning. According to the Apple expert, fewer and fewer potential customers are considering buying the announced-but-yet-to-be-released Apple Watch as time goes on.
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Apple shareswere flat at about $113 in morning trading in New York. When all is said and done, Munster estimates that Apple will sell as many as 10 million smartwatches in its first year on the market. Others estimate Apple will sell anywhere from 10 million to as many as 30 million units in 2015. The product will immediately compete with smartwatches already on the market from Samsung (SSNLF) , Sony (SNE - Get Report) , Motorola (Moto 360 review), LG, Asus (review), Pebble, Microsoft (MSFT - Get Report) and others. Most of the competition runs on Google's (GOOG) Android Wear operating system software. But sales should improve when the Watch actually comes to market and potential customers can actually see the device in person. In the recent past, nearly 35% of iPhone owners said they were going to buy an iPad after seeing the original Apple tablet for the first time. Munster believes that after the first year things will really heat up in 2016. By that time there should be a large number of new apps available for the smaller screen format. As for larger-screened products, Munster predicts we will also finally see the release of Apple's much-rumored smart TV set in 2016. Read More: 10 Best Apple Products Ever -- Written by Gary Krakow in New York. To submit a news tip, send an email to tips@thestreet.com.
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