I pre-ordered, finally getting up the courage to drop ~$3800 on the 256GB model. I ordered on Jan 22nd and my pickup date is Feb 5.
I sold stuff I no longer use (my iPad, my PS5, a mechanical watch) to make the price sting less. I can afford it regardless, I'm an affluent tech professional with a large savings cushion, but not usually so terrible with money as to purchase super-expensive first gen products sight unseen, there are usually better things to do with cash.
This product is irresistible to me me—A hardcore decades-long Apple fan who grew up in Cupertino, has briefly met both Jobs and Woz, got into my profession because of Apple culture, and saw the first iPhone launch and have been chasing that feeling of instant life enhancement ever since. There was never a chance I would have waited this product out, I was always gonna be among the first to try it.
We're all trying to "read the tea leaves" around this product and determine that "Apple doesn't want the masses to buy it", I'm just going to simplify my life. Apple is selling this product to anyone who wants it, and has backed it up with an iPhone-like TV commercial. I am not a developer, but I'm not going out of my way to treat this like a "dev kit" just to benefit Apple. Apple has recently developed a questionable track record with it's "post-PC" first gen product launches. The first Apple Watch, along with it's gold design-flex edition, was an embarassment that was far too early to the market. The iPad, while useful in many ways to many people, is far from the reinvention of the personal computer that it was touted as. These last two new product launches were nothing like the often-compared original Macintosh, in retrospect they have both wound up being far less interesting, let's face it. The Vision Pro has the potential to be a lot more like the Macintosh, there is just so much more possibility here.
I'd like to direct everyone's attention to the (IMMACULATE, CHEF'S KISS) wording of Apple's official return policy:
"Standard Return Policy
We believe you will be thrilled with the products you purchase from the Apple Store. In the unlikely event a product is not what you expected, you can return or exchange it with a receipt within 14 days of the date you receive the product from Apple. The product must be in its original condition with all of its included parts, accessories, and packaging and we’ll exchange it or offer a refund based on the payment method."
Apple has a three trillion (!!) dollar market cap. I am not going to hold off on this purchase, because a new Apple product makes me practically sick with anticipation and curiosity. In the unlikely event that Vision Pro does not thrill me, I am simply going to take Apple up on their return policy and return it in pristine condition. I am not going to feel bad about it, they won't miss the money on the restocking.
If Tim Cook thinks it's a good idea to sell an uncomfortable and useless concept device to me, that's on him. If it really does delight me, I'll keep it. I am desperately hoping to be delighted, and for this product to pick up where the iPhone left off.
I sold stuff I no longer use (my iPad, my PS5, a mechanical watch) to make the price sting less. I can afford it regardless, I'm an affluent tech professional with a large savings cushion, but not usually so terrible with money as to purchase super-expensive first gen products sight unseen, there are usually better things to do with cash.
This product is irresistible to me me—A hardcore decades-long Apple fan who grew up in Cupertino, has briefly met both Jobs and Woz, got into my profession because of Apple culture, and saw the first iPhone launch and have been chasing that feeling of instant life enhancement ever since. There was never a chance I would have waited this product out, I was always gonna be among the first to try it.
We're all trying to "read the tea leaves" around this product and determine that "Apple doesn't want the masses to buy it", I'm just going to simplify my life. Apple is selling this product to anyone who wants it, and has backed it up with an iPhone-like TV commercial. I am not a developer, but I'm not going out of my way to treat this like a "dev kit" just to benefit Apple. Apple has recently developed a questionable track record with it's "post-PC" first gen product launches. The first Apple Watch, along with it's gold design-flex edition, was an embarassment that was far too early to the market. The iPad, while useful in many ways to many people, is far from the reinvention of the personal computer that it was touted as. These last two new product launches were nothing like the often-compared original Macintosh, in retrospect they have both wound up being far less interesting, let's face it. The Vision Pro has the potential to be a lot more like the Macintosh, there is just so much more possibility here.
I'd like to direct everyone's attention to the (IMMACULATE, CHEF'S KISS) wording of Apple's official return policy:
"Standard Return Policy
We believe you will be thrilled with the products you purchase from the Apple Store. In the unlikely event a product is not what you expected, you can return or exchange it with a receipt within 14 days of the date you receive the product from Apple. The product must be in its original condition with all of its included parts, accessories, and packaging and we’ll exchange it or offer a refund based on the payment method."
Apple has a three trillion (!!) dollar market cap. I am not going to hold off on this purchase, because a new Apple product makes me practically sick with anticipation and curiosity. In the unlikely event that Vision Pro does not thrill me, I am simply going to take Apple up on their return policy and return it in pristine condition. I am not going to feel bad about it, they won't miss the money on the restocking.
If Tim Cook thinks it's a good idea to sell an uncomfortable and useless concept device to me, that's on him. If it really does delight me, I'll keep it. I am desperately hoping to be delighted, and for this product to pick up where the iPhone left off.
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