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Apple Vision Pro failed to sell out on launch day (www.notebookcheck.net)

submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Apple Vision Pro failed to sell out on launch day::Despite expectations, Apple has failed to sell out of its Vision Pro on launch day. This is despite estimates of day 1 availability being limited to between 60,000 and 80,000 units.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago

It's bonkers.

$3500 for the unit. AppleCare+ for Vision Pro Headset Costs $499. The Apple Developer Program annual fee is 99 USD and the Apple Developer Enterprise Program annual fee is 299 USD. And you'll need an M2 - Developing for visionOS requires a Mac with Apple Silicon. Any devs using intel macs with real GPUs - those aren't going to work. Add $700-2500 for a mac mini. Cheapest way out with least amount of storage on each device - $4800ish.

All for the privilege of developing software for a platform that will only ever have a tiny install base. Later when the install base grows, do you think apple will be interested in lowering these costs? lol