Ondrej Holzman This morning we are they brought news, that the first smart watch, which was supposed to break the ice, is not the success that Samsung apparently hoped it would be. But as it turned out later, the notified 50 pieces, which our original one reported on source, was apparently misinterpreted in the translation. In two months, 800 Galaxy Gear watches were to be sold...
The original source of the message was the server Business Koreawhich he spoke just about 50 thousand units sold and a big failure. However, it was only supposed to be numbers directly from South Korea. A few hours later she came with different agency numbers Reuters, which stated that Samsung's smart watch has become the most popular product of its kind with 800 units sold in two months.
To top it all off, also information Reuters were challenged. The Verge notes, that it is still not clear whether the number 800 means already sold or just sent out pieces to stores. According to a Korean magazine Yonhap namely goes about the second option.
Either way, the success of the Galaxy Gear smartwatch is much greater than the originally claimed 50 units sold. Samsung representatives admitted that the numbers exceeded even their expectations, and we prefer not to mention the analysts' estimates. They were still much lower.
Larger sales of South Korean smart watches were probably marked by the number of promotions and discounts offered, for example when buying them alongside a Samsung smartphone. He also focused on marketing, which we are they could see in his advertisements. Nevertheless, the Galaxy Gear has also penetrated various fashion shows.
"It's the best-selling smartwatch available on the market, and we plan to expand its availability by expanding mobile devices that work with the Gear," Samsung said in a statement, unfazed by the initial negative reviews and continuing to fight bravely.
I thought it must be total nonsense. 50 units worldwide would be a bigger fail than Zune or maybe Pippin…
I appreciate and commend that this "corrective" article was written very quickly! :-)