The Apple Watch 12 just got its first-ever discount at Amazon — see why Apple calls it an ‘ultimate device for a healthy life’
THE SO WHAT
A week-one discount on Apple Watch 12 suggests wearables are maturing into a volume, not scarcity, game. Health-tech builders should treat the watch as a ubiquitous sensor platform and focus differentiation on software, data, and services layered on top.
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