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Yesterday, June 5, 2013, as part of the Keynote for WWDC conference, Apple announced another "one more thing": Apple Vision Pro. This is Apple's entry into the augmented/virtual reality headset market. Will be available in seven or eight months from now (early 2024) for $3500. It's Apple calls its "first spatial computing" device.

Some thoughts:

In January 1984 you could buy in Apple Macintosh 128 all-in-one computer. This device's interface and design created a revolution in computing which grew to encompass all of computing. Other similar revolutionary examples of Apple innovation / design: the iPod, the iTunes music store (and its follow on iterations), the iPhone, the iPad…All of which have come to dominate their markets.

It's hard to under-estimate how ground breaking the original Mac 128 with it's original Macintosh operating system was. At the time it was criticized as overpriced, under powered, and having limited use. Those critiques were correct. They were also unimportant compared to what it did offer.

The original Mac (128) cost $2500 in 1984. With inflation that's worth $7290 in 2023.

So I contend that Apple Vision Pro device will similarly be groundbreaking and its interface will become the origin of how humans will deal with computers in the next 15+ years. I also suggest that it will be seen as overpriced, under powered and having limited use. Those critiques will be correct. And they will be unimportant compared to what it offers.

Do you see a trend here?

Plus: it's half the cost (as adjusted for inflation) of the Mac 128!
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Bill Geraci

bgcomphelp@icloud.com