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Title: IDC: Newcomer Apple Watch challenging wearables champ Fitbit Post by: HCK on August 28, 2015, 09:00:12 pm IDC: Newcomer Apple Watch challenging wearables champ Fitbit
<article> <section class="page"> <p> Fitbit retained its title as the world's top wearables vendor for the second quarter of 2015, but Apple is quickly gaining ground.</p><p> During its debut quarter in the wearables market, Apple shipped 3.6 million Apple Watches compared to Fitbit's 4.4 million fitness trackers, IDC said Thursday.</p><p> Overall, 18.1 million wearables shipped during the quarter, versus 5.6 million units in the year-ago quarter.</p><p> Apple began selling its smartwatch in April, but hasn't released sales figures, claiming that disclosing this information would give competitors an advantage.</p><p> The company has been vague in describing how consumers have reacted to the Apple Watch. During a call with analysts to discuss Apple's third quarter results, CEO Tim Cook said sales beat expectations (http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/apple/apple-q3-2015-financial-results-how-many-iphones-ipads-macs-sold-revenue-update-3581769/) while demand exceeded supply.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/2976906/wearables/idc-newcomer-apple-watch-challenging-wearables-champ-fitbit.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article> Source: IDC: Newcomer Apple Watch challenging wearables champ Fitbit (http://www.macworld.com/article/2976906/wearables/idc-newcomer-apple-watch-challenging-wearables-champ-fitbit.html#tk.rss_all) |