What do I make of all the doom and gloom reports of Apple Vision Pro?

[ghostface147]

The technology to make it viable for the masses simply doesn't exist. People will pay a premium for a product if it fits their daily needs, like a MacBook Pro or iPhone. AVP doesn't fit the masses. It's too bulky and doesn't last very long on a charge. Granted this is gen 1, but the technology to shrink things down markedly for gen 2 or maybe even get 3 doesn't exist if they want to hit their goals on what they want it to be. There is no energy source in the world that is mass produced to give all day battery life in a small package for something that eats battery. Great technology has to be seamless in your daily routine and AVP is not.

This is not to say Apple is doomed. Far from it, but products come and go and this will go. The iPod Hi-Fi comes to mind.

 

[Nugget]

The technology to make it viable for the masses simply doesn't exist.

The technology to do handwriting recognition and a useful personal digital assistant didn't exist when Apple made the Newton. That product was far too compromised to have any sort of mass appeal or widespread adoption. But I doubt Apple could have made the iPhone if they hadn't first made the Newton.

The AVP means that when the technology to make AR/MR headsets viable for the masses eventually does exist, Apple will be building on a strong foundation in the form of visionOS and all the lessons learned from developing and shipping it.