David CarrollJun 5, 2023
Will you be ordering an Apple #VisionPro headset? Please boost for reach.
Day 1
4.1%
Holiday 2024
3.9%
Eventually, reluctantly
15.1%
Never
76.9%
Poll ended at .
Show threadDavid CarrollJun 5, 2023
If the price of #VisionPro or a variant were to drop to the cost of a subsidized smartphone in your local market, please take the poll again.
Day 1 of subsidized price
15.3%
Subsidized Holiday 202X
21.9%
Never unless open source
16.9%
Never. Couldn’t pay me.
45.9%
Poll ended at .
Show threadPhil Greer

@profcarroll

This is one of those really hard calls. I see how this product could be very useful, but also how it can be abused. The companies that would be most interested in subsidizing the price are also the most likely to abuse it.

Apple gatekeeping the software that can be run upon it will be both good and bad.

Jun 6, 2023 at 5:22pmWeb
Show threadPhil GreerJun 6, 2023

@profcarroll

My best use case (outside of entertainment) for this product is using it to repair or install stuff. Things like fixing a broken washing machine or repair a bicycle. Open source in the hacker community is how this will happen, because the companies that make these things don't have the incentive to release this kind of software.