From CNET: No, the Apple Watch hasn't completely dominated the wearables market just yet -- but it's getting there.
In researcher IDC's latest quarterly report on wearables, Apple's first smartwatch -- which went on sale in April -- debuted at the No. 2 spot, just behind category leader Fitbit. Overall, Fitbit shipped 4.4 million wearables during the second quarter, while Apple shipped 3.6 million, accounting for nearly 20 percent of the market, IDC said Thursday.
"Apple will become the stick against which other wearables are measured, and competing vendors need to stay current or ahead of Apple," IDC analyst Ramon Llamas said in a statement. "Everyone will be watching to see what other wearable devices it decides to launch."
Fitbit, which in June became the first wearable tech company to go public, posted triple-digit shipment growth from a year earlier, though IDC warned that the company only sells basic wearables, which are expected to lose market share over the next few years. That gives Apple a big opening to capture the top wearables spot in the near future.
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