article_snippet.sent: Usually, Apple launches generate long lines outside stores.
article_snippet.sent: But analysts believe Apple feared long lines outside stores might be embarrassingly short and so opted to launch The Apple Watch with more of a whisper than a bang.
article_snippet.sent: Analysts believe Apple is sitting on some two million pre-orders and that sales could top 20 million this year.
article_snippet.sent: We know many customers are still facing long lead times and We appreciate many customers patience.'
article_snippet.sent: But he added that the change in buying process this time - and the online backlog that has already begun - could put some people off. '
article_snippet.sent: The biggest problem Apple looks to be facing, is not if people will buy one, it's whether people are going to be happy to wait until people can get one,' he said.
highlights_snippet.sent: Analysts believe Apple feared lines for the new device outside Analysts stores may have been embarrassingly small .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: However, Apple is believed Apple is sitting on some two million pre-orders .