Can you define " many"? I'm not aware of many people who have bought the MotoX at all.
I don't have its sales numbers handy, but like most other Android phones, it has tons of competition and it's just a slice of the market. I was just using it as an example because I have first hand experience with both it and an iPhone and found the Moto X faster, cleaner, despite selling for much less even a month after launch, and there are quite a few other phones on deck that will be similarly priced and yet juiced. It's becoming a common problem for Samsung and Apple... users have to consider more closely why they'd pay almost twice as much for flagship phones that get them a little, not a lot, more.
Regardless, until the demand for a smartwatch is proven, it will be a luxury good. Most people who buy a $300 phone will not be in the market for even a $200 smartwatch... I agree... luxury good out of the box. I'm just making numbers up based upon my observations/experience, but I think that it will be more the $400-$500 (some super nice ones, like the Moto X, in this category) smartphone crowd who would be willing to pay $200 for an accessory. That said, iWatch competitors might get the price down to $150 or even $100 eventually. New high end iPhones, on the other hand, plus a $350+ iWatch, brings you into $1,200 territory. Luxury indeed!
We're both just guessing though. Will be interesting to see how it actually plays out, what price points are, etc. |
