Teens love iPhones, Netflix, but not hot for Apple Watch

By | April 15, 2015

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Teens are crazy about Apple (AAPL) iPhones and Netflix online video, but they don’t see the appeal of the new Apple Watch, a new survey shows. Piper Jaffray’s Spring 2015 Taking Stock With Teens survey found that two-thirds of U.S. teenagers own an iPhone and 72% expect their next phone to be an iPhone. Asked about the upcoming Apple Watch, 11% of teens said they expect to buy the new smartwatch. That’s down from 16% last fall. Teens are taking a “wait-and-see approach” to the Apple Watch, because no “killer app” has emerged for the device, Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster said in a research report Tuesday. The Apple Watch goes on sale April 24, but online preorders began Friday. “We expect teens to be a good market for the Apple Watch given the popularity of the iPhone, but believe it will take time for influencers… Scalper1 News

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