2024-02-03
Google Glass users: Glass holes Apple Vision Pro users: Visionaries I don't make the rules of society's biases. Society does.
Bloomberg
Apple starts selling the Vision Pro in the US; Tim Cook compares Vision Pro debut to the birth of Mac, iPod, and iPhone in a memo to employees
Apple Inc. faithful lined up at its US stores on Friday to pick up the first Vision Pro headsets, ushering in what the company calls “the era of spatial computing.”
2024-01-19
I think this is an opportunity of growth for Apple to built it themselves. iMessage is really good. Continue to make it better so people don't miss WhatsApp. Build amazing experiences on Vision Pro so people don't care to miss YouTube, Spotify, Instagram, etc...x
Bloomberg
YouTube and, according to a source, Spotify are not planning to launch a native Apple Vision Pro app or to allow their iPad app to run on the platform
- Users of those services will be steered toward the web — Searches indicate apps from Meta may also be unavailable
I think this is an opportunity of growth for Apple to built it themselves. iMessage is really good. Continue to make it better so people don't miss WhatsApp. Build amazing experiences on Vision Pro so people don't care to miss YouTube, Spotify, Instagram, etc...x
MacRumors
Apple opens pre-orders for the Vision Pro, which has an M2 chip with an 8-core CPU and a 10-core GPU, and comes with 256GB, 512GB, and 1TB storage options
Apple today finally shared additional tech specs for its Vision Pro headset following the start of pre-orders in the United States.
2024-01-18
Netflix has every right to limit its own services on whatever platform they choose. Wait ... Is this deja vu?
Bloomberg
Netflix is not planning to launch a native Apple Vision Pro app or support its iPad app on the AR/VR platform, and says users can watch Netflix in the browser
Netflix Inc. isn't planning to launch an app for Apple Inc.'s upcoming Vision Pro headset, marking a high-profile snub …
2024-01-15
This sounds incredibly complex for the average consumer. Good on Apple for spending all the money and time getting people trained up on VR/AR/Spatial Computing This time around it doesn't seem to be a “it just works”, intuitive situation that Apple is used to leaning on since it's a very ambitious, highly technical new platform.
Bloomberg
Sources detail the Apple Vision Pro's extensive in-store sales process, including a fitting, calibration, and an employee-guided demo lasting up to 25 minutes
The company is preparing an extensive sales pitch for the $3,499 device, including a demo lasting as long as 25 minutes.
2024-01-13
WhatsApp is having a big moment in the U.S. All of my iOS family is on Telegram. All of my iOS friends are on WhatsApp. I'd like to put my family onto Signal instead, but Telegram was the majority's choice
Big Technology
Apptopia: WhatsApp's daily business users increased by 80% in the US in 2023 after a 122% jump in 2022, and daily users in the US grew by 9% in 2023
Alex Kantrowitz / Big Technology :