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Apple Vision Pro May Now Be Out of Production

This is hardly surprising as the AVP was always going to be a specialty product.

The Newton preceded the iPad by several years.

The next spatial-display from Apple will, I fully expect, not take that long, after the AVP disappears.
 
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abatabia said:
I hate to sound like a broken record but it’s no surprise to me. Way too expensive. A flop? Or like the first HomePod that made enough?
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I don't think you can call the first Homepod anything other than a flop (even if used versions ironically came into demand when the HomePod2 launched).

It was discontinued without replacement and then re-introduced with a simplified design and lower price two years later because they didn't sell enough the first time around, not because they "made enough". There wouldn't have been a gap in availability and a speaker "downgrade" and price drop for version 2 if that was the case.

I wouldn't be surprised to see a similar path forward for the AVP though (so I like your comparison), ultimately ending with a much lower cost version (HomePod Mini/Apple Vision) and a pro version slightly less complex and a little cheaper than the original was (HomePod2/AVP 2 or 3). I think $999 and $2999 price points could work. Which literally is just adding an additional 9 to the end of the $99 and $299 price points for HomePod Mini and HomePod2.
 
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Unlike the smart watches, which are definitely not for me. I actually want the virtual reality to become more common, whether this was done by Apple or not. Even now, I can imagine many fun uses for them, from visiting other planets (virtually), to revolutionize gaming. Of course, I don’t agree with the pricing of the Vision Pro, but I also don’t think these products will remain expensive forever.
 
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paradox00 said:
I wouldn't be surprised to see a similar path forward for the AVP though (so I like your comparison), ultimately ending with a much lower cost version (HomePod Mini/Apple Vision) and a pro version slightly less complex and a little cheaper than the original was (HomePod2/AVP 2 or 3). I think $999 and $2999 price points could work. Which literally is just adding an additional 9 to the end of the $99 and $299 price points for HomePod Mini and HomePod2.
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None of that addresses the problem

(Price is but one of them)

No content and a lot of folks don’t like having this be a primary interaction experience for more than short periods.

It’s a really different situation than a smart speaker
 
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Apple could sell millions of Apple Vision Pro. Just forget spatial computing and sell it to watch 3D movies. Working with prescription glasses. Just that!
 
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dumastudetto said:
Apple Vision Pro just received the coveted 9to5mac Apple Product of the Year Award. It has a very bright future in Apple's product lineup.
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Apple Vision Pro - this is the third time in my life I've been an early adopter with Apple. The first was my Apple power book 145. That was the first truly standalone portable computer from Apple. That product line is still growing strong decades later.
The second was my apple Newton 2100. I loved that device and was brokenhearted when they killed it off. It was way ahead of its time and Apple was hemorrhaging money at the time. However, it's legacy in the myriad of smart phones. certainly lives on decades later

I'm optimistic that the Apple Vision Pro is going to thrive.

It's a cutting edge device and Apple is flush with money and has the ability to really turn this into an incredible new product line. Otherwise all we're going to see is get another phone get another iPad get another laptop, etc. Apple really needs a new product space and AVP will definitely that.

AVP is indispensable for me because I travel a lot on airplanes and watching films with that is astonishing.

I do use it with my MacBook Pro for the incredible monitors and extra screens that provides.

However, I really wish Apple would design a new magic keyboard, which is small compact and has a trackpad instead of a mouse. I would love to travel with my Vision Pro and an appropriate magic keyboard that does not require a mouse.
 
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mozumder said:
The new wide and ultra-wide remote display for Macs is incredible.

All they have to do is make it a portable Cinema Display for MacBooks, connected via Thunderbolt cable. Remove the external battery, the CPU subsystem, the silly front eye display, and sell it for like $1500.

That's all I wanted.
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Its a great idea to make a NON standalone device for thecreasons youve explained
 
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The irony is that the only people that would probably have the money to spend on this are tech workers in the Bay Area, but they can’t use it on BART because the BART clientele would rip it off their head and skibidi doop out the doors somewhere between Orinda and SF.
 
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dumastudetto said:
Apple Vision Pro just received the coveted 9to5mac Apple Product of the Year Award. It has a very bright future in Apple's product lineup.
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Things are goin' great
And they're only gettin' better
Vision Pro's doin' all right
Gettin' good reviews
The future's so bright
You gotta wear shades
 
So many people did not read the original article and it shows.
Literally all this year and all last year, we have heard the same thing over and over again.
“ Sony only has enough capacity to make displays for around half a million AVPs.”
“ Sony only has enough capacity to make displays for around half a million AVPs.”
“ Sony only has enough capacity to make displays for around half a million (that’s 500,000) AVPs”.

So what does the original report this article reference say?
“The Information said that Vision Pro suppliers have now produced enough components for between 500,000 to 600,000 headsets.”

Oh! So they produced pretty much exactly what everyone said they would, around 500,000 headsets.
But of course, “Apple hits very well known and widely reported goal for Vision Pro production with around 500,000 Units”… now that’s just not as interesting a story, is it.
No, instead we have to doom and gloom.
 
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Johnstrass2 said:
Apple Vision Pro - this is the third time in my life I've been an early adopter with Apple. The first was my Apple power book 145. That was the first truly standalone portable computer from Apple. That product line is still growing strong decades later.
The second was my apple Newton 2100. I loved that device and was brokenhearted when they killed it off. It was way ahead of its time and Apple was hemorrhaging money at the time. However, it's legacy in the myriad of smart phones. certainly lives on decades later

I'm optimistic that the Apple Vision Pro is going to thrive.

It's a cutting edge device and Apple is flush with money and has the ability to really turn this into an incredible new product line. Otherwise all we're going to see is get another phone get another iPad get another laptop, etc. Apple really needs a new product space and AVP will definitely that.

AVP is indispensable for me because I travel a lot on airplanes and watching films with that is astonishing.

I do use it with my MacBook Pro for the incredible monitors and extra screens that provides.

However, I really wish Apple would design a new magic keyboard, which is small compact and has a trackpad instead of a mouse. I would love to travel with my Vision Pro and an appropriate magic keyboard that does not require a mouse.
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I know they’re not apple, but there are a number of foldable travel keyboards with built in trackpads out there that are pretty cheap to pick up that might meet what you want
 
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Apple missed the mark with the Vision Pro. Their past successes like the iPhone and iPad thrived because, while premium, they were only $100-$200 more than competitors, offering unmatched functionality. If the Vision Pro were priced closer to something like the Meta Quest 2, it could have been the hot gift this Christmas. Instead, Apple priced it absurdly high, alienating consumers and developers alike. It can do that with a $50 bluetooth earbud it can price at $250 but thats because $250 is still within reach to most consumers.
Apple’s miscalculation proves people won’t flock to a product just because it says “Apple,” especially not one that’s impractically priced and offers no real value proposition. A competitor needs to step in and take over the market, if it even exists. I don't see any mainstream news talking about VR releases at all like they do with PC or console games occasionally. Apple has no chance at an over $1,000 headset, not until the content for it is MASSIVE.
 
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