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Apple Watch shipped over 50% of smartwatches in 2015, report says

Apple still won’t release the sales figures for its Apple Watch, a decision that has some wondering if the wearable device might be the company’s first major misstep

But if a new report is to be believed, the Apple Watch is not only a success, but it’s doing better than any other smartwatch on the market — at least in terms of market presence

A report released by Juniper Research on Tuesday claims that Apple shipped 51.5% of the smartwatches in all markets around the world in 2015. The study estimates that roughly 17.1 million smartwatches were sold worldwide, which would put Apple Watch devices shipped at about 8.8 million shipped. That number tracks with a number we saw back in November, when Canalys claimed that around 7 million Apple Watches had shipped Read more…