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Apple Vision Pro available for pre-order
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Re: Apple Vision Pro available for pre-order
#82> Can I buy Apple Vision Pro in the U.S. and take it back to my country/region? > Apple Vision Pro is only available for sale in the U.S and is designed for customers in the U.S. to use at home, at work, and while traveling. We look forward to bringing Apple Vision Pro to more countries later this year. So, why aren't they answering their own question here? Feels like they are dodging the answer. What happens when I…
It does say in the small print:
* Apple Vision Pro only supports English (U.S.) for language and typing and English for Siri and Dictation.
* App Store requires an Apple ID with region set to the U.S.
* Purchases on Apple Music and TV app require an Apple ID with region set to the U.S.
* For customers with vision correction needs, ZEISS will only accept vision prescriptions written by U.S. eye care professionals, and will only ship to U.S. locations.
* Customers may not be able to access certain apps, features, or content due to licensing or other restrictions in those countries or regions.
* Apple Support is only available in the U.S.
Re: Apple Vision Pro available for pre-order
#83I was going to impulse buy it but then they have put so many barriers that impulse buy is not possible. You must measure your face and have eye prescription ready! Wtf? I am in my bed and not going to do that for the privilege of pressing buy button. Now it’s not surprising that it’s still not sold out.
You don’t need the prescription on hand, you upload it after the fact. Whole process took like 2 minutes in the Apple Store app ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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#84Earlier quoted context omitted.
The iPad and the iPhone were heavily criticized when they came out. While both were pushing some good tech, they were also going against the general wisdom of what made a product in each category.
What, the iPhone too? The iPad was called a big iPhone (especially when they showcased on stage that you can run iPhone apps with 2x magnification), but I remember there being a lot of hype for the iPhone.
Maybe for some people. A lot of people, esp. reporters and the like who loved their blackberries were heavily negative towards not having a physical keyboard..
It's kind of hard to imagine that this was the reality, given where we are today.
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#85The 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…
The iPhone was widely mocked for costing $500 with a 2-year contract with AT&T at release. It also didn't have native apps and only worked with AT&T. The big jump for Apple was the next release of the iPhone 3G that brought the price down toe $200 (with contract) and also opened up the platform for native apps.
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#86Earlier quoted context omitted.
Saving this comment for 10 years from now.
Lol when the iPhone came out, literally everyone was criticizing it for how expensive it was. Also, looking at the functionality it had when it first came out, it wouldn't have really been very useful for me (no app store, basically just an iPod + shitty browser + phone). Anyway, does anyone actually think that VR isn't going to revolutionize computing over the next 10 years?
I think the fundamental problem of the Apple Vision Pro as it stands is that you can't put it in your pocket like the iPhone. It's also a lot more awkward to put in a shoulder bag than the iPad is, and the iPad hasn't exactly revolutionised computing either.
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#87Must admit, as this got closer I contemplated getting it more and more. Especially as I find myself using my laptop a lot on the couch and bed. Just the ability to have a larger screen without worrying about my physical Mac screen is a fairly large selling point, plus any other features. I assume there has not been anything about the ability to have multiple virtual Mac screens has there? That would likely make this…
The marketing showed that use case if i remember correctly
They showed multiple apps, but only one Mac screen.
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#88Earlier quoted context omitted.
> When the iPad was introduced, everyone was shocked by the very low price and the sleek form factor compared to previous Windows tablet devices. I remember history a bit differently. I recall lots of people dismissing the iPad as " just a big iPod Touch".
To a first approximation, that's what it still is all these years later. The software might be called iPadOS now but it's not fooling anyone that it's much different to iOS.
It is iOS in all but name, isn't it? Same version and basically same changelogs?
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#89It's an expensive toy for rich people. The good news for Apple: there are quite a few rich people in the World and Apple is a respected brand. I also thought the Apple Watch was a gimmick, but apparently they have been selling tons of those. This Vision Pro thing is different from the watch but also might not be that different, just "up scale".
So true. The same is valid for many other (almost ridiculous) expensive items: watches, bags, shoes, cars, wines, perfumes… There are many rich people out there that need to differentiate themselves from us plebeians :-)
Re: Apple Vision Pro available for pre-order
#90The 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…
The iPad and the iPhone were heavily criticized when they came out. While both were pushing some good tech, they were also going against the general wisdom of what made a product in each category.
People were very skeptical about the lack of a keyboard on iPhone, and it was missing a few basic features like copy/paste, but it was incomprehensibly small in person and other phones couldn’t touch the capabilities.