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Apple Vision Pro available for pre-order

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Re: Apple Vision Pro available for pre-order

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Post by manojlds »

LeoPanthera wrote: post #2

Obviously lower demand than a new iPhone, because the store didn't stutter once, even with the new steps of scanning your face and uploading a prescription. When new iPhones are released usually you can feel the cogs turning in the backend.

About 3.5 times less interest at least :)

Re: Apple Vision Pro available for pre-order

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Post by refulgentis »

LeoPanthera wrote: post #2

Obviously lower demand than a new iPhone, because the store didn't stutter once, even with the new steps of scanning your face and uploading a prescription. When new iPhones are released usually you can feel the cogs turning in the backend.

Obviously

Re: Apple Vision Pro available for pre-order

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Post by LeoPanthera »

manojlds wrote: post #3
LeoPanthera wrote: post #2

Obviously lower demand than a new iPhone, because the store didn't stutter once, even with the new steps of scanning your face and uploading a prescription. When new iPhones are released usually you can feel the cogs turning in the backend.

About 3.5 times less interest at least :)

A safe bet! Plus of course, not available outside the US.

Re: Apple Vision Pro available for pre-order

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Post by blixt »

I wonder how the reactions to this headset will play out. It's obviously going to be relatively clunky compared to expectations given that it's the first version. The marketing material doesn't really show the hassle of using a cable / separate battery. The battery only lasts 2 hours. There will not be many apps or they will be low quality. It'll probably be a bit front-heavy from all that glass.

Anyway, I got one for myself because I'm really excited about developing for it, and also seeing how productive one can be working with the headset on (I was already pretty impressed with using virtual screens for my MacBook with keyboard passthrough in the Quest).

Re: Apple Vision Pro available for pre-order

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Post by pavlov »

The last time Apple introduced a new general purpose computing device was the iPad, 14 years ago.

This one just doesn’t feel as big. When the iPad was introduced, everyone was shocked by the very low price and the sleek form factor compared to previous Windows tablet devices.

Those are exactly the weak points of the Vision Pro: it’s very expensive and very heavy, according to reports.

The hands-on sessions that Apple gave to journalists earlier this week seemed a bit underwhelming. The reporter for the Verge wrote that it feels like the Quest, but with higher resolution.

That’s a worrying sign! Imagine if the first hands-on of the iPhone had been “it’s like a BlackBerry but with better DPI screen.”

Of course Apple is usually very good at consistently evolving their platforms. Maybe the non-Pro model will be something else.

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