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The Vision Pro desperately needs app support to succeed. As it stands, I'm forecasting that most people will try it out for a day or two and then put it away or
by zer0x4d 3y ago
The Vision Pro desperately needs app support to succeed. As it stands, I'm forecasting that most people will try it out for a day or two and then put it away or sell since it really can't do much at the moment. App support is extremely limited on launch day, with even the major developers like Netflix choosing to sit this round out. The steep price point of $3499 does not help indie developer exposure and the creation of specific Vision Pro apps either.
Apple really needs to justify this spending to the end user by having more convincing use cases than watching movies in it.
If I was Apple, I would offer extreme incentives for developers with a proven track record on the App Store, going even as far as offering free headsets for those who have over a specific amount of sales on App Store or apps with over certain DAU and good reviews. At the end of the day, Apple makes at least a 15% commission from sales and even if they were to give out free Vision Pro headsets, they will break even as soon as an app has sales over $23k which is not much at all.