3 ms·
iPod - solved a real user need, developed in 1 year* Vision Pro - solution looking for a problem, in development for ≈8 years. It really makes you think how c
by RicoElectrico 2y ago
iPod - solved a real user need, developed in 1 year*
Vision Pro - solution looking for a problem, in development for ≈8 years.
It really makes you think how clueless Apple has become post-Jobs ...
*4 years if we acknowledge it was an existing category and Apple just improved on competition
[copy-pasted from my Mastodon]
- fhdsgbbcaA 2y agoSon, I’m going to tell you one word that will change this company forever: SERVICES
- pjmlp 2y agoIt did change Microsoft, and I am quite sure Apple fans won't appreciate a Windows like experience in the name of SERVICES.
- II2II 2y agoFunny thing is, Apple probably thought the iPod would be a niche product that would only appeal to existing Apple customers when they developed it. If they did not take the risk, they probably wouldn't exist today. While I don't think the Vision Pro is a good fit for Apple (most of their products are portable, while the Vision Pro is unlikely to have much uptake outside of the home and office), it is hard to gauge whether it would be adopted without actually bringing it to the market.
- system2 2y agoI doubt it. MP3 players were popular when the iPod was released. They just took a share of the pie.
- pjmlp 2y agoIt is the same Apple after the first time Jobs went away, however this time he isn't coming back. And while Apple has millions to burn, they better find something else other than doing iPhones.