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Fahim Farook
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Watched the WWDC keynote last night and the Apple AR headset (or Vision Pro) is finally here. But …
My first (and most lasting) impression was one of loneliness.
A father watching videos of his kids, but there’s no family around, he’s all alone.
A woman watching movies on a huge screen but she’s sitting all alone in a darkened room.
Even the woman using the headset and having somebody come by seems to be so isolated from everything.
I’m sure this is not what Apple intended, but that’s the lasting impression I got.
I went in hoping that Apple would show something that people could share. Where people can consume entertainment together and just share in the joy of doing things together. But that didn’t seem to be what they were aiming for — at least, not with this iteration.
Given the price tag, and the barriers to entry, I think I’ll stick with the Meta Quest 3 for the time being. At least, it’s one seventh the price of Vision Pro 😛 Maybe in a couple of years, things will be different?
#Apple #VisionPro #AppleHeadset #Meta #Quest #Impressions
My first (and most lasting) impression was one of loneliness.
A father watching videos of his kids, but there’s no family around, he’s all alone.
A woman watching movies on a huge screen but she’s sitting all alone in a darkened room.
Even the woman using the headset and having somebody come by seems to be so isolated from everything.
I’m sure this is not what Apple intended, but that’s the lasting impression I got.
I went in hoping that Apple would show something that people could share. Where people can consume entertainment together and just share in the joy of doing things together. But that didn’t seem to be what they were aiming for — at least, not with this iteration.
Given the price tag, and the barriers to entry, I think I’ll stick with the Meta Quest 3 for the time being. At least, it’s one seventh the price of Vision Pro 😛 Maybe in a couple of years, things will be different?
#Apple #VisionPro #AppleHeadset #Meta #Quest #Impressions
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PixelJones
PixelJones@mindly.socialRight!? I did the math: The original IPhone in 2007 was $599 or $899 in today's dollars. So, the #Apple Vision Pro is dropping at almost 4 times that price. Imagine if they had released the Iphone at $2400 (2007 equiv. of $3500)? Would it have been so widely adopted?
This is clearly Apple copying #Tesla 's Roadster strategy, releasing a prestige product at a premium price, not a populist #VR / #XR revolution. (Yeah, elites!)
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Fahim Farook
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@PixelJones The whole Vision Pro strategy seemed to be aimed at doing prestige stuff, honestly 🙂
Like the replaceable head bands, light seals, and audio straps (not sure about the last but I’m sure that the first two can be swapped out) looked very much like Apple’s approach to the watch — folks can have luxury elements that cost astronomical amounts and Apple can rake in the cash 😛
I’m sure in a few years there’ll be (slightly) more affordable items for those of us who don’t want to pay through our noses, but we’ll always have those feelings of “aspiration” to deal with 😀
Like the replaceable head bands, light seals, and audio straps (not sure about the last but I’m sure that the first two can be swapped out) looked very much like Apple’s approach to the watch — folks can have luxury elements that cost astronomical amounts and Apple can rake in the cash 😛
I’m sure in a few years there’ll be (slightly) more affordable items for those of us who don’t want to pay through our noses, but we’ll always have those feelings of “aspiration” to deal with 😀
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