[temdisponivel]

I mean.. sure, but those are hardly "problems" that needed solving with an Apple Watch. Another digital watch, simpler / cheaper would do just fine. Same for the HomePod, solutions to those "problems" have been around for a while.

If you compare the solution/problem pairs you described and take into account how good of a solution those products are to those problems, I don't see how they "solve" the problems significantly better than an already existing, cheaper alternative, which is not the case for the iPhone, iPod, AirPod, mac book, etc where they (on their initial launch) addressed a particular market need significantly (very significantly) better than the alternatives.

And I'm speaking this as someone that owns 1 of every product category Apple currently ships, so I'm by no means dismissing the quality of the watch or homepod, etc.

[edit/addition]: Furthermore, the Vision Pro could just as well solve similar problems to similar results as the ones you described -- for example, the need for a incredibly high quality media consumption device, portable. Or an infinite canvas that seamlessly pairs with your other Apple devices, etc. If that's true, then I would say the Apple Vision Pro should has the same utility to its target audience as the other products Apple's released on the last decades years.

[alberth]

> Another digital watch, simpler / cheaper would do just fine

You're conflating being unique vs solving a problem.

You don't have to be unique in what you solve.

There's lots of blue cars sold every year, why does Ford/GM/Toyota exist if they all do the same thing - which is sell blue cars? Then Tesla 10-years ago starting selling their version of the blue car and are doing exceedingly well.

It's because the fundamental problem being sold is actually, people wanting transportation.

What fundamental problem/need is the Apple Vision Pro solving?

Again, I'm not being a hater of the device. I'm genuinely curious to understand.

[chaostheory]

“What fundamental problem/need is the Apple Vision Pro solving?”

Screens are too small especially portable ones.

[alberth]

That's interesting, maybe that's it.

Hypothesis:

People want/need larger displays, and larger display would allow for full immersion experiences on whatever task it is they are doing.

And since 99% of people have never participated in full immersion digital experiences, they don't know they want/need it - until they try it.

That's possibility it.

[temdisponivel]

I don't think I was.

I do agree that one doesn't have to be unique. My comment was more about the grandparent point about Vision Pro being the only product in the last 20 years to not solve a problem. My point was that if Vision Pro addresses no problem, neither does the Watch or HomePod. If Watch or HomePod do address problems, I don't see how the Vision Pro doesn't.