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Sam Lessin: The Apple Vision Pro was "ultimately a failure"
“For what it's worth, I will say that since the Vision Pro, talk about flashy Apple launches, since the Vision Pro was such a failure, ultimately.”
Jessica Lessin: Apple Is Suspending Production of Vision Pro Version One
“Also, according to the information, we've known the Vision Pro hasn't exactly been a rocket ship, but it does appear like they are suspending production on version one.”
Dave Morin: Apple Vision Pro Was Never Meant to Be a Consumer Device
“The point of this product was to get it in the hands of software developers so that they can see what's possible with you know, this new operating system, this entirely new context. It wasn't meant ever to be. A consumer device.”
Sam Lessin: Apple Cut Vision Pro Sales Targets From 3M to 450K
“Apple initially targeted sales of three million Vision Pro units. Then they revised the number to 900,000. Then they revised the number to 800,000, and it looks like they sold 450,000.”
Morin: Venture capitalists should not invest in Vision Pro software startups yet
“So with a venture capital hat on, it's like, do you invest now to be ready for three years from now? Probably not.”
Sam Lessin: No consumers are actually going to use Apple Vision Pro
“But you get back to like, is this a consumer product anyone's going to use? And I don't think so. Right. Is the honest answer.”
Lessin: Vision Pro is the most expensive device per minute used
“I do maintain that if you want to say, Cost per minute of use that the Vision Pro is probably the most expensive device in the history of the world.”
Brit Morin: Apple Targets 4M–8M Units for Cheaper N109 Headset
“They're working on this like internal code named N one Oh nine. It's the cheaper version likely the smaller version, the more Orion esque version of the vision pro. And they're expecting to produce somewhere between like four and eight million units of that is…”
Brit Morin: Smart Glasses Will Achieve Mainstream Consumer Adoption
“My point in this is like, I know you're down on Vision Pro, but the smart glasses are happening, you guys.”
Brit Morin: Apple Vision Pro will not be the next iPhone
“And you could say it's Vision Pro, but I don't think Vision Pro is the iPhone.”
Brit Morin: Smart headsets will look like normal glasses and go universal in 5-10 years
“I do think it's going to get
More universal, obviously, in like five or 10 years when these look like real glasses, which everyone thinks will ultimately happen, but it's been a pipe dream for a long time.”
Sam Lessin: Apple Vision Pro will convince Hollywood to produce spatial movies
“I totally believe the vision pro will get Hollywood and content producer over the hump of actually producing content, like literally like movies.”
Dave Morin: Vision Pro is a developer truck, not a consumer car
“To me, what, what's going on right now is that Apple is distributing a pro device. This is a truck, not a car. They're sending trucks out to... They're sending trucks out to developers... And the developers are, you know, they're just trying to get a bunch of …”
Brit Morin: Apple Vision Pro displays will be the best screens in the house
“I do believe the screen technology that they've built is going to be, like, I mean, they literally are going to be, like, the sharpest, best screens in your house.”