It is indeed a niche product. Its price reflects the sales expectations of Apple.

But its form factor has been validated for almost a decade now from other manufacturers. So iPhone Duo will do fine. It will not surpass a slab iPhone but fine.

Vision Pro was a completely new beast, the hardware was not there, the market was not there.

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fg137 6 hours ago | parent | next [-]

The form factor of Vision Pro has also been validated for a decade from other manufacturers.

And that means nothing. Because other manufacturers are not doing well either.

	▲	whatever1 4 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Yeah the market had shown that anything bulkier/heavier than a pair of regular glasses is not acceptable. Not sure why apple released it unless it is a glorified dev kit that would allow devs imagine a use case for a product that is 10 years away.

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CharlesW 6 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

> It is indeed a niche product.

It's worth noting that "niche" in this case means ~10M in its first year, comparted to an estimated 250M Apple smartphone shipments in 2027. So far, Apple has sold ~600K Vision Pro in total.

Also, supporting Duo is not an enormous lift if you're already supporting resizable windows, as developers are required to do for OS 27.

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isatty 5 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I know exactly one person who has a foldable phone and I live in sf. I’ve never even considered getting one and I like new tech.

I’m not doubting that there’s demand for it but I wonder who/where?

	▲	reaperducer 5 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		I’m not doubting that there’s demand for it but I wonder who/where? I spend a lot of time in hospitals, and I see doctors with them. That may also explain why Apple isn't too worried about the price.
	▲	MSKJ 5 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		All over China/Asia, anecdotal statistic

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dozerly 6 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

The price, hardware, and market was not there for the Vision Pro. There was no reason to buy a VR headset that couldn’t play games.

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testing22321 6 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

> Its price reflects the sales expectations of Apple.

People famously said that of the first iPhone, expensive at the time.

Then about the $1k iPhone X.

Apple have made phones a fashion accessory and status symbol. I won’t be surprised if the Duo sells extreme well, even by iPhone standards.

	▲	selectodude 6 hours ago \| parent [-]
		My only concern is that they'll sell out so quickly for so long that I'll have to wait for the iPhone Duo Two-o because they won't be easy to get until like May 2027.