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This is an interesting take on the Vision Pro.

https://youtu.be/fNEni_DP4fY

He has some interesting points. And to be fair, it does seem to have a pretty high quality build that might justify the cost. However, I hate Apple's closed ecosystem and anti-consumer stance, and this won't be any different.

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Nope. VR has been "about to take over" for 40 years, the tech has been horrible for 40 years, nobody wants it. Even gamers, supposedly the best audience, don't want it.

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I think skepticism is very fair. I think this will either be a bust, or a real success. I think Apple’s put too many resources in it to let it die quickly. If it does become a success, I think it’s going to take time to find its audience.

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This needs a bullet point pres for busy people without half an hour to waste.

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So is this AR or VR? It seems like once again, Apple has "invented" something that has already been around for years. 🙄

Microsoft came out with the HoloLens like 8 or 9 years ago. But Microsoft is run by the smartest bunch of morons in the world. They couldn't sell water to a man dying of thirst.

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More AR than VR, but both to some degree. The most apt non-Apple term would be “mixed realty.” Apple rarely claims to have “invented” a product category. What they’re saying is, “Here’s a great new product that we think you’ll love, and here’s why.”

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Jan 26·edited Jan 26Liked by John William Sherrod

Thanks for the insight. And I agree that Apple doesn't usually claim to have invented products...they let their ignorant fans do it for them.

Ignore my saltiness. I'm sure it's a great product. I just have an unreasonable dislike for Apple. Lol

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Ha! Thats ok! I used to try to get people to like the things I like. But eventually I realized that I don’t have that power. All I can do is tell them why I like what I like and ask them why they like what they like. :-)

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Jan 26Liked by John William Sherrod

Well said. Cheers!

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Thanks, Matt! I’m a fellow Volkswagen driver as well. I had a Golf for many years and now drive a Passat.

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We’ll never know what these companies could have done with the years affected by COVID. One of the many tragedies of the last few years!

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I have no expertise beyond being just a bog-standard Apple consumer - but I’m just wondering what the chances are that a product that LOOKS so silly could ever take off? Apple are know for their aesthetics, right? Having said that, I guess the model for getting huge numbers of people to wear silly looking masks has been well proven recently - so maybe I’m wrong.

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