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Apple Vision Pro $3,499 mixed-reality headset launches at WWDC after years of rumors
The hour plus introduction reminded me of the long intro to the iPhone 6 months before launch. Not everyone was impressed with it immediately after the intro by Steve Jobs, but there were long lines at the Apple Stores on the Launch Date. Forget the price barrier - there are millions in the US who can afford one the first week or so, and then there are more outside the US. Just like the iPhone, price will not be a barrier for those with above average incomes.
And, just like the iPhone's introduction, competition in this market were given a heads up yesterday and have already spent an al nighter trying to figure out all the challenges they now face now that the public has seen how Apple has redefined the market.
And let's give some thought to how servicing companies are going to react. We have a first glance at Disney's efforts, which should spur other media companies on what they should be looking at.
I would love to buy one next January, but I'll pass. I'm 78 and might not be around in January - especially after 5 cancer surgeries. I've also been married 54 years and don't want to run the wife off, especially after she suggested that I buy a new M2 MB Air last month.
Not a lot of folks will not be able to buy one at the "Intro Price", but they can have a grand year following the news for the next few years - including how many people will line up outside the Apple Stores on Day One. -
Battle of the sexes: Men and women like different iPhone models
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Apple struggles to break free from Samsung display reliance
thadec said:The editorial slant of this article is amazing. What is Samsung supposed to do? Let Apple take their IP and use it to create a competing product? Without even licensing it or paying for it? I know that people have this "every other global corporation is cutthroat and sometimes shady but Apple who is 100% above board" but consider this context:
At some point Apple will ban Samsung from their products and Samsung share holders will dump the Samsung Executive, -
New 24-inch iMac in production testing, but won't ship until late 2023
My first iMac was a 20" G5 - loaded and I thought it was a monster - biggest screen I had ever used, Now I "may" buy a 27" iMac if the price is right, but I would be just as happy with the 24" version. At my age (78) it might be nice to see movies on the bigger screen, but I can always put my `13" MBP on my beii and be just as happy.
Best value for me would probably be a 15" M3 MBA and the very old Apple display that is somewhere in the house. For an old fart who first had to write programs using punch cards just thinking about a new M3 15" MBA is grand, I'll trade in my 13" MBP and get it even cheaper. The savings over other options would be enough to put with FF Miles and take my wife to Ireland this summer!
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2022 iPhones, Macs could boast 3nm chips
How long will it take TSMC to establish normal, full time production rates? Maybe that means learning enough of all issues to determine how many can be produced in 2022, how much that can move up to in 2023 and then where will they be in 2024. After the battles for processors in the auto industry I believe TSMC might be wary.