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Re: Apple Vision Pro available for pre-order

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Post by scarface_74 »

pavlov wrote: post #9

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…

You don’t remember how many people pooh poohed the iPhone when it first came out - no keyboard, no Flash support, it was too expensive, etc

And even going further back - the iPod - “no wireless, less space then the Nomad, Lame”

And for the youngsters who don’t get the reference

https://m.slashdot.org/story/21026

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Post by bvoq »

I would like to buy one for my company without prescription glasses. For employees with vision impairment, contact lenses are the preferred option. Do contact lenses work with the apple vision pro? Does anyone know this?

Re: Apple Vision Pro available for pre-order

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Post by itishappy »

thrownawaysz wrote: post #107

I'll never understand the pricing of expensive tech stuff (well expensive for me). Still a lot of people will buy it so why 3499, 3699, 3899? Why not 3999, 4199, 4399? Surely if you have the money you would buy it either way.

For a (relatively) fixed cost of manufacturing, it becomes an optimization problem with 2 variables: price and volume. Volume is inversely proportional to price, so price too high and you start losing profits due to low sales, but price too low and you don't make enough per unit.

Profit = Volume * (Price - Cost)

Re: Apple Vision Pro available for pre-order

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Post by thrownawaysz »

bananamerica wrote: post #115
thrownawaysz wrote: post #107

I'll never understand the pricing of expensive tech stuff (well expensive for me). Still a lot of people will buy it so why 3499, 3699, 3899? Why not 3999, 4199, 4399? Surely if you have the money you would buy it either way.

It's not every day that I read someone complain about a product not being expensive enough.

I'm not complaining

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Post by drcongo »

LeonM wrote: post #35

> 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…

Maybe the European ones will have a blood oxygen sensor.

Re: Apple Vision Pro available for pre-order

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Post by saagarjha »

sp332 wrote: post #130
nerdjon wrote: post #24

Must 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…

It has a built-in browser app though, right? So that might mean you don't need so many Mac-hosted screens.

It has Safari, yes.

Re: Apple Vision Pro available for pre-order

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Post by joshstrange »

pavlov wrote: post #9

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…

> 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 my #1 issue with the Quest and productivity/work is what I most want out of a VR/AR device at this point in time. Gaming on the quest was fun but it wore off (really shined playing with friends online but people are busy). Being able to work in a virtual space is very exciting for me and I can't wait to try it out.

Re: Apple Vision Pro available for pre-order

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Post by ghaff »

drcongo wrote: post #157
bryanlarsen wrote: post #113

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The iPod Touch was a highly successful product; if that was supposed to be a dismissal it wasn't a very effective one.

I'm not sure it's a dismissal, as in "an iPod Touch with a big screen" is quite a good pitch. Like even now, if we ever get 16" iPads it's just an iPad with a massive screen, but I'd be all over it. edit: so yeah, I agree with you

I have an older version of one of the big iPads. The thing is that I never got into using it for digital animation/art that I envisioned doing at one point. And for routine travel content consumption stuff it was just bigger and heavier--but otherwise not a better experience.
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