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Apple hopes to convince people to buy its $3,500 Vision Pro headset using free 25-minute in-store demos::undefined

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[-] the_q@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

Technology used to be more about solving a problem or making something difficult easier. This thing has no real use beyond "neat". But that Apple logo holds some very powerful magic for certain people.

[-] otp@sh.itjust.works 6 points 9 months ago

Technology used to be more about solving a problem or making something difficult easier. This thing has no real use beyond "neat".

I guess you haven't been following the video game industry for the last half a century?

[-] the_q@lemmy.world -2 points 9 months ago

No I have. Creating a product then finding a use is the very definition of cart before horse-ing. Marketing does most of the heavy lifting for getting people excited about crap they don't need, and Apple is the king of marketing.

[-] snowe@programming.dev 5 points 9 months ago

It replaces all your monitors for your workstation in a single portable device. That alone is worth it for a lot of people.

[-] Patches@sh.itjust.works 1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

It replaced 1 single 4k Monitor. It can't do more than that.

[-] the_q@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

If you say so.

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