Apple has dropped the number of Vision Pro units that it plans to ship in 2024, going from an expected 700 to 800k units to just 400k to 450k units,...
Most tech companies are cutting their costs right now. Investing R&D on something that doesn’t have a strong user base can’t be high on the priority list.
And usually when Apple does something new Google and Samsung are quick to follow, but so far we’ve seen nothing from them.
I think it’s important to consider that their priorities in the VR space are also (apparently) different from apple’s. Apple seems to be trying to pioneer a whole new medium of general computing, whereas everyone else is focused on creating gaming peripherals. While some may follow eventually, others certainly won’t be before Apple proves it’s worth the investment.
Most tech companies are cutting their costs right now. Investing R&D on something that doesn’t have a strong user base can’t be high on the priority list.
And usually when Apple does something new Google and Samsung are quick to follow, but so far we’ve seen nothing from them.
I think it’s important to consider that their priorities in the VR space are also (apparently) different from apple’s. Apple seems to be trying to pioneer a whole new medium of general computing, whereas everyone else is focused on creating gaming peripherals. While some may follow eventually, others certainly won’t be before Apple proves it’s worth the investment.