Re:Apple Vision Pro Review: The Best Headset yet Is Just a G...
by Thlom on Wednesday January 31, 2024 @08:14AM
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I agree with you, but not about the Vision Pro. I could see the potential and use cases for the iPhone, iPad, AirPods, Apple Watch, Apple TV. This headset though? It's a gimmick. I can see some niche use cases for it in very specific industries and in gaming. But I don't see that "normal" people would want to spend significant money on this. Not even if the price dropped to $999.
Re:Apple Vision Pro Review: The Best Headset yet Is Just a G...
by codethief on Wednesday January 31, 2024 @11:48AM
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I would consider my use case (desire) of comfortably working from, say, a coffee shop without having to bring my 24" screen pretty "normal" and non-niche.
Re:Apple Vision Pro Review: The Best Headset yet Is Just a G...
by Thlom on Thursday February 01, 2024 @02:29AM
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Maybe, but you would look like a dork. Most people don't want to look like dorks, so I doubt we'll see widespread use of this product in public.
Re:Apple Vision Pro Review: The Best Headset yet Is Just a G...
by MockObject on Thursday February 01, 2024 @11:41AM
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People used to look like dorks walking down the street staring at a smartphone, or pulling an entire computer out of a bag at a coffee shop.
We'll adjust.
They weren't the first smartwatch, but Apple is the company most responsibly for changing arbitrary societal metrics of "mainstream acceptance" like the percentage of people who would wear a smartwatch on a first date. That seems like an obvious observation and a "win" even if smartwatches aren't as ubiquitous as smartphones. I think the Vision Pro will follow a similar trajectory of success in that it will take years before anyone uses that word "success", but a few years from now you'll get on a plane and notice more than a few people wearing headsets and that will be because of Apple.