Got a tip for us?
Let us know
Become a MacRumors Supporter for $50/year with no ads, ability to filter front page stories, and private forums.
WWDC 2023 Apple Event Live Keynote Coverage: Headset, iOS 17, New Macs, and More
- Thread starter MacRumors
- Start date
- Sort by reaction score
In germany its below 2000€ a month and the average retired pensioner gets about 1400€ a month. I think selling this in Europe, specially during the ongoing recession is nearly impossible. Maybe they can sell some devices in Dubai or Monaco...
Would have loved to see the true audience reaction when Vision Pro was announced.
So that’s 7k, have 2 kids? 14k, family over for Christmas? 49k!
But everyone in a room can watch the same tv.
Last edited:
Well… I hope they offer family discounts because otherwise this is going to be a tough sell for people in any kind of stable relationship.
There are at least 2 people on our sofa at night watching TV etc… 3 including the cat.
There are at least 2 people on our sofa at night watching TV etc… 3 including the cat.
Here in Serbia avg salary is 700EUR, avg pension check is maybe half. It's not all about the money, this product is so so niche it's crazy.
Exactly. You could even listen to music or watch a show with your phone while sitting on the toilet. But sure you won't wear these glasses plus their battery pack. There is simply no real use case in the existing world. Only a total paralyzed person could have a little advantage from that, but besides that, i see nobody asking for this.
I’m extremely interested to see how this can extend the UX of pro desktop applications & workloads. Justifying the “Pro” moniker is where the Vision Pro can shine - while single-user “home entertainment” seems secondary given the price. I hope these early use-cases from Apple are just the beginning, and that developers bring more to the table in the coming months. (Minority report post-production tools please).
The Vision Pro is also a disaster from a business perspective for Apple and shareholders. It likely costs huge amounts of R&D and it won't sell, and even if it would in 10 years time, it would replace Apple TVs, HomePods, Watches, MacBooks, AirPods and iPhones and so on. In other words, Apple would only sell one device, whereas they can now sell many different devices and make more money.
How is someone more of a zombie using this than their current array of devices? We all stare at screens almost constantly already. This just means you get a better experince when you want to focus on the content, and a better ability to multitask the real and virtual ("listening to TV" like we all do so often, but now the visuals can be just a glance away wherever we are). Personally, I don't think VisionOS takes over until AR happens, but I still will likely buy this day one, the lure of finally having a truly working HMD for day to day computing is just too great. Of course my decision depends a bit on edge case support -- can take video input from other devices? Without that, it's kinda DOA for me unless it can also replace all my older or non-apple device monitors. But my family also has a MessagePad 100 my family bought at launch and only taken out of the box a few times. Really the only Apple devices we didn't buy generation 1 of are the Apple 1 and iPod, so it feels worth it even if 30 years from now this is a curiosity in "open box" condition.
Not for apple. Besides the US the EU is their biggest market and they sell their products for much more money than they do in the US. All the other markets don't contribute much to Apples success. Asia has their own huge companies dominating the market and all other regions of the world are either failed states, developing countries or totalitarian regimes.
Look for Apple to plummet a bit for the next month... No AI. DOA headset. No essential software or services. But can't be emphasized enough what a joke this headset is. A massive failure Cook should've said no to.
You interact with eyes and small finger gestures, according to the presentation. takes less space than even using your phone. As long as the headset can see your fingers you don't need to move more than an inch or two.
am I only one that appreciates the battery PACK, less weight on the head/face, we survived all those years with wired headphones im sure we can survive a year or two with a new cable. It looks pretty cool that it it changeable so bigger battery packs from 3rd party? wall plug cable? I think it will be fine infill they can improve the tech.
Price is not the issue. Apple consumers have money. The issue is, what's the point of spending $3500 on a day-1 product with very little applications. The software and content needs to catch up.
Better wait for generation 2 and by then 3rd party software and content has caught up.
Besides, I think Apple will release cheaper "non-Pro" models in the future. But they will have the same problem if they were to launch today and fail for the same reason.
TheYayAreaLiving 🎗️
Suspended
Everyone trying to get a good angle of Vision Pro.
$3,500 for something that people will probably want to upgrade every two years ...
