Apple Stops Work on Lighter Vision Pro to Fast-Track AI Smart Glasses

[ypl]

It's a fundamentally deeper issue than that (and what the new new AAPL fanbros don't get).

Apple used to lead the consumer to what they wanted... Steve and his crew could see emerging tech, design, etc and synthesize it all into a product that we realized was the answer we were looking for (which on occasion took a while... and when we didn't even know the question sometimes). And when they delivered it was fully baked (with few missteps... the big one being the Newton, but that was in the Sculley era).

Tim's Apple is chasing whatever trend it shinny for bubble stock valuation... AI, drop everything to announce Apple Intelligence... even though it wasn't nearly as ready as it needed to be (hey the initials are AI as well... the press will love that and gives an extra 100 billion valuation!)...

If Polka music became the new hyped thing you'd see Apple delay/drop the AI Smart glasses so they could develop the Apple Accordion Air.

Exactly. Tim takes bad product management decisions (or manages poorly) one by one: AI, Vision Pro, Liquid Glass, etc. It's just he terribly lacks skills and intuition in this area, that's all. He's great at managing existing product portfolio, thou. iPhones offer from this year is just amazing in my opinion. I'm not buying anything only because I hate Liquid Glass. Hopefully they'll change it to something usable and visually acceptable (no borders, less transparency, etc.).

 

[whatnot]

Facial expression is used already why can a user not use this to deescalate situation..

is this satire? you need a live feed in your face to read someone's facial expressions? 'this person is about to punch you - take your stupid glasses off NOW'.

 

[jpf293]

I think they tried to do too much with the Vision Pro. Its strength is as a content consumption device for your home, great for watching movies and playing games. I would have loved a version 2 focussed on this.

When you are out and about, wearing a Vision Pro makes you look an idiot and cuts you off from other people. Smart glasses are definitely the way forward in this respect.

 

[klowy79]

Moving engineers from one product to another instead of hiring the correct amount of engineers, tells you that Tim Cook is only interested in making money.

 

[aidler]

I know people can be stubborn in their views and loyalties, but I try again. Following Steve Jobs’ death, Tim Cook was an excellent steward of Apple. Financially, he took the company to unprecedented heights, and herein lies the root of the unwavering loyalty of many who became rich under Tim Cook. But all good things must come to an end, and the reign of Tim Cook has lasted too long now. Ultimately, the recent stumbles of Apple are his fault. The time for a new CEO at Apple is overdue.