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> I genuinely think Apple wanted this to be relatively unpalatable to the typical consumer.

Based on what? Apple cultivates this myth that they wait to enter a market until they can produce the best device in the market. So, I disagree, I think Apple thinks this is the best device they could have built right now and it's for everyone with $3500 to drop on it.

[sircastor]

There's a point where you can't further your product without getting it into the hands of actual consumers. We saw it with the Apple Watch after the first version it became less a communication device, and more a health and fitness device.

I do think Apple thought this was the best device they could make that did this thing, but estimates are that they can make about 800k of these things. I think the price point intentionally pushes it away from the typical consumer. They want early adopters. Mostly they want developers.

[HumblyTossed]

> They want early adopters. Mostly they want developers.

Of course.

> I think the price point intentionally pushes it away from the typical consumer.

I disagree. I think they truly believed this thing is worth this much in it's current state and if they built it people would buy it.