The latest issue of the Power On weekly newsletter, written by Mark Gurman of Bloomberg, reveals insights from the Apple Vision Pro development team. According to their information, it may take up to the fourth generation for mainstream customers to start regularly purchasing and using the Vision Pro headset.
The Vision Pro faces several challenges. Even after its release to the general public, there are ongoing hardware issues, limited battery life, a lack of sufficient apps, and various bugs in the visionOS. If Apple can address these issues, the Vision Pro could potentially become another flagship product alongside the iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch.
Gurman also provides additional details, suggesting that the Vision Pro team is envisioning a long-term goal of potentially replacing the iPad. However, this direction may lead to more confusion, as the iPad is currently transitioning from being just a tablet to a device that can partially replace a Mac, but it has not fully reached that point yet.
TLDR: According to Mark Gurman of Bloomberg, the Apple Vision Pro headset may take a few generations before it becomes a regular purchase for mainstream consumers. Despite facing challenges such as hardware issues, limited battery life, a lack of apps, and bugs in its operating system, the Vision Pro could potentially become a flagship product for Apple. Additionally, there are indications that the Vision Pro team sees it as a potential replacement for the iPad in the long run, although this direction may result in some confusion regarding the role of the iPad.
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