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Apple Watch to go on sale in the Netherlands, Sweden and Thailand on July 17th

Come July 17th, you’ll be able to snag an Apple Watch in the Netherlands, Sweden and Thailand. Apple made the reveal quietly via updates to its official Dutch, Swedish, and Thai websites. The 38-millimeter Apple Watch Sport will start at €419 (US$468) in The Netherlands, 3,995kr (US$481) in Sweden, and ฿13,500 (US$399) in Thailand. The […]

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Apple reverses position on royalty payments during Apple Music three month free trial period, Taylor Swift’s comments cited

Taylor Swift has come forward to criticize Apple Music’s planned three-month trial. And apparently won. Which means it might be slightly easier for you to listen to her next 987,752 songs about a breakup. In a released statement, Swift offered the following comment with regard to the free streaming element:

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Apple Watch sells estimated 2.79 million units, Apple profiting handsomely from watch band sales

You may think the Apple Watch is silly, but it’s selling. And a fair number of its buyers are snagging a second watch band. Research firm Slice Intelligence, which analyzed mail receipts from two million people, extrapolated that an estimated 2.79 million Apple Watch units have been sold since the device launched in April.

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Apple Watch units begin shipping with exception of one model, could hit Apple Store retail locations within two weeks

Apple has essentially vowed to get all its Apple Watch back orders out the door and shipping within two weeks, albeit buyers of the Apple Watch 42 mm Space Black Stainless Steel with Space Black Link Bracelet will have to wait a bit longer. A recently released statement offered the following: All orders placed through […]

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Apple could be changing supply and demand/data measurement model with Apple Watch

Even if you have something that looks like it’s going to be a hit, there’s always the risk of forecasting the wrong sales numbers and producing too many units. Noted analyst and longtime Apple watcher Carl Howe has stated that while he expects the Apple Watch became an overnight multi-billion-dollar business when preorders began earlier […]