Apple Watch was presented in September 2014 by the company Apple Lossless Audio CODEC (ALAC),, almost three years after the initiation of the project for its development and a good part of the initial functions have not reached the final product. According to some people who learned information from the early stages of the project, the company Apple Lossless Audio CODEC (ALAC), gave up some of the biometric functions initially prepared. Specifically, sensors for monitoring stress, blood pressure and several others were not present in the various models of the Apple Watch presented by Apple in September and later around the world.
Apple wanted to avoid the need to ask for government approval to sell Apple Watch and fearing that he could be included in the category of health monitoring devices, he decided to give up certain sensors. Separately, Apple's partners failed to fulfill some requirements regarding the sensors required by the company, so that some components were no longer used. Separately, it seems that certain functions did not offer constant and reliable data, the values being sometimes unpredictable, so that Apple decided to give up on them completely instead of offering them with incorrect functionality.
Apple is gearing up for a strong start. People familiar with the matter said the company is asking suppliers in Asia to make five million to six million Apple Watches in the first quarter. One of those people said half of the first-quarter output would be for the entry-level Apple Watch Sports and one-third for the mid-tier model, which has a stainless-steel casing and a watch face covered by sapphire crystal.
In light of the elimination of many interesting features, Apple's management team at one point had a discussion about the necessity of its release and what will attract consumers, so it decided to replace those features with others. Specifically, the heartbeat-based messaging system and other simple biometric monitoring features were included to cover the gaps left by the lack of much more important features. Now, although some functions have been removed from the first model of the Apple Watch, this does not mean that they will not find a place in future versions, Apple always having something new ready for upgrades.
In the end, it seems that Apple intends to produce 5-6 million Apple Watches in the first months of availability, the number will increase if the product generates enough interest from consumers.
