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On 2015-04-11 20:28:20 +0000, nospam said:

> In article <mgbucc$g3i$1@news.albasani.net>, AV3
> <arvimide@earthlink.net> wrote:
>>>> I ordered the ¤Watch Milanese like you. For the
>>>> amount spent, it seems inconsiderate to delay the ¤Watch edition so
>>>> late. That's the worst first world problem I ever heard of.
>>> 
>>> do you really think they're intentionally delaying the gold edition?
>> 
>> No, but I thought they would have highest priority for delivery.
> 
> wtf for? they're certainly not going to sell the gold editions in the
> same numbers as the other two versions.
> 
> the highest priority should be the ones that are going to sell the
> most, which is *not* the gold version.
> 
>> I doubt
>> Apple expects to sell a thousand during the next year.
> 
> don't be stupid. apple probably sold way more than 1000 gold editions
> *already*.
> 
> they sold out of the initial batch in just *hours* and if this launch
> is like previous ones, it's probably several *million* watches. assume
> 1% want gold (probably low but it's as good a guess as any), that's
> tens of thousands in *just* preorders.
> 
>> Couldn't they
>> have a couple of hundred ready by the earliest delivery date? I would
>> expect that kind of priority if I were spending that much money for a
>> watch case. Maybe demand far outpaced Apple's expectations. I expect I
>> got a relatively early delivery date promised because I ordered a
>> relatively expensive model that is less in demand.
> 
> or maybe the gold version is in higher demand than apple thought it
> would be.

Apparently the big gold edition pre-order came in China.

-- 
Regards,

Savageduck

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Apple Watch AV3 <arvimide@earthlink.net> - 2015-04-10 21:05 -0400
  Re: Apple Watch Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> - 2015-04-10 19:04 -0700
  Re: Apple Watch Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2015-04-10 22:35 -0700
    Re: Apple Watch AV3 <arvimide@earthlink.net> - 2015-04-11 10:45 -0400
      Re: Apple Watch nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-04-11 14:18 -0400
        Re: Apple Watch AV3 <arvimide@earthlink.net> - 2015-04-11 15:58 -0400
          Re: Apple Watch nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-04-11 16:28 -0400
            Re: Apple Watch Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> - 2015-04-11 16:53 -0700
          Re: Apple Watch Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-04-11 22:22 +0000
            Re: Apple Watch Jim_Higgins <gordian240@hotmail.com> - 2015-04-11 20:05 -0400
              Re: Apple Watch nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-04-11 20:28 -0400
            Re: Apple Watch AV3 <arvimide@earthlink.net> - 2015-04-12 11:08 -0400
              Re: Apple Watch nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-04-12 11:16 -0400
                Re: Apple Watch AV3 <arvimide@earthlink.net> - 2015-04-14 20:58 -0400
                Re: Apple Watch Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2015-04-14 18:00 -0700
                Re: Apple Watch AV3 <arvimide@earthlink.net> - 2015-04-15 11:14 -0400
                Re: Apple Watch Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2015-04-15 08:24 -0700
                Re: Apple Watch nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-04-14 22:36 -0400
                Re: Apple Watch AV3 <arvimide@earthlink.net> - 2015-04-15 11:29 -0400
                Re: Apple Watch nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-04-15 11:42 -0400
                Re: Apple Watch AV3 <arvimide@earthlink.net> - 2015-04-15 11:56 -0400
                Re: Apple Watch nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-04-15 12:02 -0400
                Re: Apple Watch Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2015-04-15 09:44 -0700
                Re: Apple Watch nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-04-15 17:14 -0400
                Re: Apple Watch dorayme <do_ray_me@bigpond.com> - 2015-04-16 08:10 +1000
                Re: Apple Watch John McWilliams <jpmcw@comcast.net> - 2015-04-14 21:13 -0700
                Re: Apple Watch AV3 <arvimide@earthlink.net> - 2015-04-15 11:20 -0400
                Re: Apple Watch Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-04-15 12:52 +0000
                Re: Apple Watch AV3 <arvimide@earthlink.net> - 2015-04-15 11:42 -0400
                Re: Apple Watch nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-04-15 11:49 -0400
                Re: Apple Watch Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-04-15 15:56 +0000
                Re: Apple Watch Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-04-15 22:45 +0000
    Re: Apple Watch nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-04-11 14:18 -0400
      Re: Apple Watch Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2015-04-11 21:36 -0700
  Re: Apple Watch Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-04-11 11:22 +0000
  Re: Apple Watch Doc O'Leary  <droleary@2usenet2014.subsume.com> - 2015-04-11 14:16 +0000
  Re: Apple Watch Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2015-04-11 19:23 -0400
    Re: Apple Watch Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-04-12 00:22 +0000
      Re: Apple Watch AV3 <arvimide@earthlink.net> - 2015-04-12 11:24 -0400
    Re: Apple Watch nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-04-11 20:28 -0400
    Re: Apple Watch Zar Zifodow <zarzifodow@mailinator.com> - 2015-04-11 19:25 -0700
      Re: Apple Watch Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2015-04-12 07:38 -0400
        Re: Apple Watch Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-04-12 09:48 -0400
        Re: Apple Watch me@home.spamsucks.ca (Király) - 2015-04-12 23:13 +0000
          Re: Apple Watch Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2015-04-12 19:30 -0400
            Re: Apple Watch Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> - 2015-04-12 16:48 -0700
              Re: Apple Watch Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2015-04-13 08:27 -0400
                Re: Apple Watch Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> - 2015-04-13 05:35 -0700
            Re: Apple Watch dorayme <do_ray_me@bigpond.com> - 2015-04-13 09:55 +1000
              Re: Apple Watch Kurt Ullman <kurtullman@yahoo.com> - 2015-04-13 07:39 -0400
            Re: Apple Watch me@home.spamsucks.ca (Király) - 2015-04-13 04:52 +0000
              Re: Apple Watch dorayme <do_ray_me@bigpond.com> - 2015-04-13 15:52 +1000
                Re: Apple Watch Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2015-04-13 08:36 -0400
                Re: Apple Watch John <Man@the.keyboard> - 2015-04-13 18:10 +0100
                Re: Apple Watch John McWilliams <jpmcw@comcast.net> - 2015-04-13 09:59 -0700
                Re: Apple Watch dorayme <do_ray_me@bigpond.com> - 2015-04-14 07:52 +1000
                Re: Apple Watch Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2015-04-13 18:49 -0400
                Re: Apple Watch dorayme <do_ray_me@bigpond.com> - 2015-04-14 10:25 +1000
                Re: Apple Watch Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> - 2015-04-13 18:09 -0700
                Re: Apple Watch dorayme <do_ray_me@bigpond.com> - 2015-04-14 13:01 +1000
                Re: Apple Watch Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> - 2015-04-13 20:43 -0700
                Re: Apple Watch dorayme <do_ray_me@bigpond.com> - 2015-04-14 18:34 +1000
                Re: Apple Watch Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-04-14 09:52 -0400
                Re: Apple Watch Leonard Blaisdell <leoblaisdell@sbcglobal.net> - 2015-04-15 16:32 -0700
                Re: Apple Watch Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> - 2015-04-15 17:46 -0700
                Re: Apple Watch Leonard Blaisdell <leoblaisdell@sbcglobal.net> - 2015-04-15 20:10 -0700
                Re: Apple Watch Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2015-04-15 20:28 -0700
                Re: Apple Watch Leonard Blaisdell <leoblaisdell@sbcglobal.net> - 2015-04-15 20:49 -0700
                Re: Apple Watch Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> - 2015-04-15 21:09 -0700
                Re: Apple Watch John McWilliams <jpmcw@comcast.net> - 2015-04-16 07:08 -0700
                Re: Apple Watch Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> - 2015-04-16 08:26 -0700
                Re: Apple Watch John McWilliams <jpmcw@comcast.net> - 2015-04-16 09:16 -0700
                Re: Apple Watch Leonard Blaisdell <leoblaisdell@sbcglobal.net> - 2015-04-15 16:22 -0700
          Re: Apple Watch Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> - 2015-04-12 16:47 -0700

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