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Bah, clickbait. It's a $3500 VR headset, so a niche bit of kit from the jump. Nobody's made this work in a meaningful way, and the initial reviews of the Visio

Bah, clickbait. It's a $3500 VR headset, so a niche bit of kit from the jump. Nobody's made this work in a meaningful way, and the initial reviews of the Vision Pro made it clear this was no different (though there were kinds words about Apple's implementation of this level of tech). Another commenter notes that it's beautiful, does what it does well, but there's little to do with it. That's utterly true. Maybe in a few years, that'll be different, but I think the real problem is that Apple brought it to market before the rest of the market was ready to jump forward. It's too expensive for the level of mass adoption that would jumpstart a VR software ecosystem (ie, in the same way the iPhone catalyzed phone apps).

hiatus 1y ago
I've wondered if the pricing is to avoid cannibalizing their other product lines. Why buy an iPad Pro if the Vision Pro is only a bit more?
- Ancapistani 1y ago
  I have both, and don't see that changing. The Vision Pro just isn't as portable as the iPad Pro. My current iPad is an 11" 3rd-gen iPad Pro. I bought it in January 2019. I got Apple's keyboard case for it - I don't recall the exact name of that one, but it's the one that has a trackpad and holds the device magnetically. I've carried that thing with me everywhere I've gone for the past 5 1/2 years. The keyboard case is beginning to delaminate on the edges now, but I expect it'll last me another year or two before I upgrade, and even then I'll pass this one down to a family member. My Vision Pro, on the other hand... I carry it in a dedicated case that's about the size of a shoebox. To use it, I have to remove it from the case, remove the battery from its compartment, plug it in, put it on, wait for it to boot up, log in via eye scan, and only then get the home screen. But wait! I still don't have internet access unless I'm somewhere I've connected to WiFi before. Now I have to connect to my iPhone or iPad to get online. The point I'm trying to make is simple: they are very different devices, and serve very different niches. I see almost no overlap. I'd be far more apt to get rid of my iPhone than my iPad. The only reasons I have a phone at all these days are because I use it to fly a couple of drones and that Apple seems to assume that you have an iPhone for much of their ecosystem. I can't set up my kid's Apple Watch from an iPad or Vision Pro.
wkat4242 1y ago
I think the quest made it work much better. The price point is so much lower that there's lower expectations to meet, and it can actually do a lot more than the apple vision like roomscale gaming. For lack of motion controllers the vision pro can't do that so you're stuck consuming static content like movies and floating ipad screens.

hiatus 1y ago

I've wondered if the pricing is to avoid cannibalizing their other product lines. Why buy an iPad Pro if the Vision Pro is only a bit more?

Ancapistani 1y ago
I have both, and don't see that changing. The Vision Pro just isn't as portable as the iPad Pro. My current iPad is an 11" 3rd-gen iPad Pro. I bought it in January 2019. I got Apple's keyboard case for it - I don't recall the exact name of that one, but it's the one that has a trackpad and holds the device magnetically. I've carried that thing with me everywhere I've gone for the past 5 1/2 years. The keyboard case is beginning to delaminate on the edges now, but I expect it'll last me another year or two before I upgrade, and even then I'll pass this one down to a family member. My Vision Pro, on the other hand... I carry it in a dedicated case that's about the size of a shoebox. To use it, I have to remove it from the case, remove the battery from its compartment, plug it in, put it on, wait for it to boot up, log in via eye scan, and only then get the home screen. But wait! I still don't have internet access unless I'm somewhere I've connected to WiFi before. Now I have to connect to my iPhone or iPad to get online. The point I'm trying to make is simple: they are very different devices, and serve very different niches. I see almost no overlap. I'd be far more apt to get rid of my iPhone than my iPad. The only reasons I have a phone at all these days are because I use it to fly a couple of drones and that Apple seems to assume that you have an iPhone for much of their ecosystem. I can't set up my kid's Apple Watch from an iPad or Vision Pro.

wkat4242 1y ago

I think the quest made it work much better. The price point is so much lower that there's lower expectations to meet, and it can actually do a lot more than the apple vision like roomscale gaming. For lack of motion controllers the vision pro can't do that so you're stuck consuming static content like movies and floating ipad screens.