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by samson-delilah 890 days ago
I don't know about others, but personally I feel that the Vision Pro is a solution looking for a problem.

While the 3D / immersive video is surely impressive, and several of the advertised features are truly impressive feats of technology, it feels very much like they will collapse to gimmick-status before long.

I can't picture having this strapped to my face for 8 hours a day. In day-to-day life, I'm just not sure where this fits in... it's like a less-social TV? A laptop where it's awkward to turn around and ask my coworker a question? Generally, the ergonomics of the device just seem... off.

While the device might be good for Apple, I'm not convinced it's good for anyone else.

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I also have the feeling that the Vision Pro will be Apple's Virtual Boy [1].

Impressive tech that would have been very successful in 2020 with Covid, work from home and all. But in 2024?

1: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_Boy