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New app releases for Apple Vision Pro have fallen dramatically since launch (arstechnica.com)

submitted 5 months ago by cantankerous_cashew to c/apple_enthusiast

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[–] Donebrach 11 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Until a headset is as unobtrusive as a pair of eyeglasses it will not see mass appeal, especially since we’re in a general cultural climate of being exhausted with tech bullshit.

I would surmise that in 15-25 years, Apple (or whatever company it becomes) puts out a device that does what they were trying to do with the Vision Pro, and it is adopted by society as the new standard. It would not be the first time they put out a massively expensive and wholly useless product decades ahead of its need.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Until a headset is as unobtrusive as a pair of eyeglasses it will not see mass appeal,

You mean like Google Glass? I don't think that went anywhere either.

It would not be the first time they put out a massively expensive and wholly useless product decades ahead of its need.

Do you have any examples? Massively expensive is always the case, but I can't think of a product that Apple launched that was decades ahead of its need.

[–] Donebrach 4 points 5 months ago (2 children)

The newton comes to mind, a hand held touch screen device that was launched a decade before the palm pilot fulfilling no use and being extremely expensive. Flash forward 30 years and everyone has a touch screen mobile computer in their pocket, but the newton was a complete failure.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

I did not know that existed! Wiki link for those interested.

Apparently the recognition of handwriting was quite bad. I wonder how many still exist

[–] PrimeMinisterKeyes 1 points 5 months ago

TIL Self is still around.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago

I suspect that what will happen is that a startup will develop the product and society will use it and then Apple will come along 5 years later, with a sleeker version of the product.

Apple seems to need other people to do the initial development because they just don't seem capable of it, what Apple are fantastic at is making it sexy.

Apple didn't invent the music player, they didn't invent smartphones, they didn't invent the smartwatch.