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IRGood t1_jdw3e3g wrote

I want a gold Apple Watch ultra with a bigger face and a camera. That way I can finally be Dick Tracy.

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jerry_woody t1_jdwtlmt wrote

Projecting 1 MM units sold in the first year at $3k a pop? Apple had a strong record of defying expectations but this estimate seems absolutely ludicrous

Edit: maybe I’m being too pessimistic. Apparently meta quest 2 has sold 15 MM units in 2 years, which I never would have expected. Obviously that model is much cheaper than the price target apple is setting

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Mister_Brevity t1_jdwuvz7 wrote

Replying to IRGood (#2,395,222)

Right before my dad passed recently, I showed him how to answer a call from his Apple Watch like dick tracy. Most excited I’d seen him in years! He was in the hospital calling me randomly.

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kolob_hier t1_jdwzick wrote

Replying to jerry_woody (#2,398,825)

It’s possible they may be aimed at an enterprise market, which may make more sense for the price.

I can’t find any numbers for Oculus Pro, but it is half the price.

However Apple headset would be much tighter knit to the ecosystem of some companies, so there may be a huge value add there that may allow it to beat Oculus number with a high price. Guess we’ll see in June

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Uncertn_Laaife t1_jdx3nsz wrote

Replying to jerry_woody (#2,398,825)

>rojecting 1 MM units sold in the first year at $3k a pop? Apple had a strong record of defying expectations but this estimate seems absolutely ludicrous

Unless it is not. Heard many similar when they release airpods and watch. I am not a fan , but don't underestimate Apple.

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YYCDavid t1_jdx7z9j wrote

Will this just be another case of dominant technology being decided by the porn industry?

Beta was better, but VHS was cheaper

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WCWRingMatSound t1_jdxrslx wrote

Replying to [deleted] (#2,397,099)

Apple? Less market experience?

Lmao. It’s freakin Apple. Their headset is just going to use APIs they’ve had in iOS for 5+ years. There’s absolutely nothing Meta is doing that Apple can’t duplicate in less than a year.

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Brick_Lab t1_jdxyccr wrote

Replying to jerry_woody (#2,398,825)

I'm on the fence. It has yet to be seen how good their headset will be, how large the venn diagram of apple fans and VR users is. Further how well this will compel plain old VR enthusiasts to pick one up, and if it's really 10x the launch price of quest 2 and now 3x the pro (previously 2x) it better be fucking amazing

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PlannerSean t1_jdy1ok9 wrote

I love my Apple gear. I have a lot of Apple gear. Hell, I’ll buy almost anything they make and be in the line. I have absolute zero clue why this product exists and couldn’t conceive of ever wanting it.

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vezwyx t1_jdy7ivz wrote

Replying to Uncertn_Laaife (#2,402,141)

3x the price of a flagship iPhone for a headset most people will use 1% the amount they use their phone, if that? How many of those people do you think there are?

Most won't even spend $400 on a watch they would wear every day. Even among fanboys, even with the Apple marketing machine standing behind this, the demand for a "mixed-reality" headset is not there at $3k

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belarged t1_jdzdtpy wrote

Replying to kiwi-surf (#2,410,577)

That part sounds awesome, but I’ve heard of motion sickness and headaches being a real issue, limiting the amount of time you could actually use a VR headset.

For some people it’s a few minutes, for some it’s a couple of hours. I don’t know if there’s a fix for that, or if it’s just what happens when you take over an entire sense without bringing the others along.

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Tier161 t1_je006el wrote

Replying to belarged (#2,412,039)

Tbh most people I've seen having motion sickness in VR had them in room-scale, standing still is better, seated games like Elite Dangerous/Squadrons barely provoked any. But ofc YMMV

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-_-_-__-_-_-__-_- t1_je0rboq wrote

I remember when the iPad was announced, and everyone was laughing at the product name, comparing it to a feminine product. There were so many naysayers claiming there would be no real use for it, because people had smartphones and laptops, so something in between wasn't necessary and would fail. Now look at their sales. I'm not saying their headset is the next revolutionary thing, but I wouldn't automatically bet against Apple either - they have time and time again innovated and invented a need that didn't exist before.

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8ew8135 t1_je58ee5 wrote

You know Apple has run out of ideas when the headlines are talking about “hope”

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