Gees. In rmb that's even more expensive than aud here. E.g. ours start at 6k AUD and that's 28k rmb.
I can't see this item cracking into the chinese market. Even amongst the rich who can easily afford it. Simply put it's not trendy.
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Apple Announces Vision Pro Launching in Two More Countries Next Month
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Gees. In rmb that's even more expensive than aud here. E.g. ours start at 6k AUD and that's 28k rmb.
I can't see this item cracking into the chinese market. Even amongst the rich who can easily afford it. Simply put it's not trendy.
That's because Apple's marketing team hadn't decided it was an early-adopter product until about a week ago.
In the UAE?! Now that's funny.. that place has been selling it for thousands of dollars more in the black market, at this point, whoever was the target market (which is quite small) already has one. UK/US iCloud account creations probably boomed internationally due to the limited official availability of the Vision Pro.
Apple's marketing chief Greg Joswiak today said the Vision Pro will be launching in South Korea and the United Arab Emirates on Friday, November 15.
In a press release for South Korea, Apple said the Vision Pro will be available to pre-order there starting Monday, November 4 at 10 a.m. local time. In another press release, Apple said pre-orders in the United Arab Emirates begin on the same day at 5 a.m. local time.
Apple now has localized Vision Pro and visionOS 2 pages in South Korea and the United Arab Emirates with more details. In South Korea, Apple said customers will be able to schedule a 30-minute Vision Pro demo at an Apple Store in the country. Apple said it plans to share more details about this experience after pre-orders begin.
Apple first released the Vision Pro in the U.S. in February, with pricing starting at $3,499. In June and July, the headset launched in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, the U.K., China, Hong Kong, Japan, and Singapore. With the additions of South Korea and the United Arab Emirates, the headset will be available in 12 countries and regions.
In July, research firm IDC estimated that Vision Pro sales would total less than 500,000 units this year. In a recent interview, Apple CEO Tim Cook acknowledged that the Vision Pro is not a mass-market product due to its high price.
"At $3,500, it's not a mass-market product," said Cook. "Right now, it's an early-adopter product. People who want to have tomorrow's technology today—that's who it's for. Fortunately, there's enough people who are in that camp that it's exciting."
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Calling Beta a flopping product takes courage.
News has not come out, just rumours. You really should not be looking at a rumours site if you do not want to be told that Apple is working on new iterations of their current products, as that is verbatim what Apple does as a business.
Honestly, early adopters should be happy that Apple is working on a newer version, because, if they are not, that means it is soon to be obsolete and obsolete products get few updates or new software.
As for Apple Intelligence... yet? Wasn't the initial, limited rollout just 3 days ago? AI is very much still a work in progress. Vision OS is also still a work in progress, and it is hard to integrate two fairly quickly moving targets. It is logical that it will end up on the Vision Pro, but not that AVP would be the first Apple product to have it when it seems like they have more basic OS stuff they are still working on.
So the rumors of impending discontinuation seem false. Hmmm.
No dude, it’s USB C… 👍🏻
I think it would not even be a success for $500. People just do not want a device controlling their whole field of view. People do not want their eyes to be tracked. Especially when watching adult content. Ads are even more intrusive in such a device.
At $500 many would buy it just for fun.
For a product that sells slowly, they seem to take a very long time to broaden the market. Doesn’t seem to be a priority to get many out. I guess it truly was a beta product to see what developers will do with it.
These “it should be $500” comments really make me laugh. What can $500 buy these days? A 3 year old iPhone?
When you break it down - a base model 16” MacBook Pro costs $2499, the AVP has double chip sets (yes I know M2 vs M4, but still. The MBP was M2 at the point of announcement), R1, 16gb RAM, and two screens that are universally renowned as being one of the most technologically advanced displays in a consumer device.
This is a gen 1 product crammed with new tech. It’s Apple, it’s got its issues, but most of what it does it does remarkably well. Working hands free with infinite screens really is a game changer, for me anyway.
$500 will get you a crappy Windows laptop…
Google "Headphone head dent" and then tell me if you want something 4 times the weight of headphones resting on your head/face on a regular basis.
Shouldn't the title be "Apple Vision Pro Is Now Obsolete."? 😅
I don’t understand all the hating. Yes, it’s an expensive niche product. If it’s not for you, don’t buy it. I don’t see the same level of vitriol for the Mac Pro or the Pro Display.
You don’t even see it on display at the Apple Store here in Berlin like you need to ask for it and then they take it out of a wooden shelf
Apple is still trying to sell this thing? Thought it is vintage already …
It's called "Pro" for a reason. Not intended for consumers. So maybe Apple is making the mistake of trying to sell directly to consumers instead of marketing to specific "professional" markets, such as doctors, engineers, etc.
A non-Pro version is already in the works, but the technology is so advanced, a Pro version gave them the flexibility to push boundaries. They didn't want something that would directly compete with existing consumer-focused headsets, such as Meta Quest, etc.
Hmmmm?? Eyes and hands are the controllers, and it's been proven to work extremely well. But it needs to be tuned to the wearer, so I suspect that's why you had a poor experience. It wasn't tuned specifically for you.
Have you been wearing the Meta Quest and now you're cross-eyed? 🤣
Good point! But a lot of their “Pro” products also sell to consumers, so it’s easy to look at it from a consumer point-of-view…. I think if they played the long-term game, things could work out for them.
Simple-mindedness. The Vision Pro doesn't have a direct competitor, so they are comparing it to existing consumer-level headsets that are "good enough". Hence the Vision Pro is pulled down into the same category and suddenly has a way-high price.
You're absolutely right. Apple execs have already stated that they are in this for the long haul. They are not worried about a "failed" first release because they are looking 10 years ahead.