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How hard would it be for Apple to include all of the AirTag electronics, including a separate battery, into the Vision Pro? Seems like that could be squeezed in somewhere.

twolf2919 said:

They may be 3 years behind in technology, but they're ahead on price.  Until a follow-up to the Vision Pro is significantly cheaper - like  under $1k - it won't gain mass market appeal.

It doesn’t ever have to have mass market appeal to be a successful product. Ferrari is successful, but not mass market. This can be a luxury product for people who want it, or a practical product for engineers, technicians and business.  I can certainly imagine this being used as an AR training tool for technicians and mechanics (something that Microsoft’s HoloLens was supposed to do). Architects and kitchen remodelers will use it to visualize what the new kitchen looks like. Windows and Mac 3D modeling software will output files that can be read by the VisionPro, for walkthroughs of buildings, chemical plants, amusement park rides, etc. These applications exist today, but the visual resolution, refresh rate and field of view have been lacking. The VisionPro seems to be way better at all of this than any other headset.

entropys said:

These really are incredible machines.  

If only Siemens and Dassault Systemes could be convinced to do proper, real Mac versions of their CAD software.

We use Solidworks in my office, and I would switch all of my engineers to Macs if Solidworks and PTC MathCAD ran on M-series Macs natively. Same goes for Rockwell Automation software. That may never happen, due to the MS .net stuff that many companies use. 

shareef777 said:

Some people STILL want to cry "get an android if you don't like it" when they don't realize the the Playstore has the same issue and these states are going to apply any possible regulation to BOTH stores. Just fanboys thru and thru. Only cry about regulation when it comes to Apple.

What would you say if your local gas station wasn't regulated? "Just use electric cars if you don't like the outrageous prices gas station owners would surely raise their prices to, or good old fashioned horses!"

I have news for you. Your local gas station ISN'T regulated on a pricing level. They have to put all the required taxes, but they can set the price and the profit margin they want. So if they feel like charging 30¢ more per gallon and give out free hot dogs with every fill, they can.

maciekskontakt said:

sflocal said:

So if I build my own phone and my own os, and sell it as a single product, I would be barred from loading my own apps on it?

F**k you politicians.  

I see no scenario where Apple would ever let this happen.  If passed, it will be forever tied up in the courts.  The iPhone has plenty of competition.  There is zero point to this.

This is no different than Microsoft in the end of ''90. Start using brain. It was bad that time and it is bad now. You people are so blind that you blame Microsoft and then 20 years later it is okay for another large corporation to try and monopolize market. Are you born fairly recently with last year brainwash problem or you did not put enough study to know prior cases like this one and ruling on them?

Microsoft used hardball tactics to force PC hardware makers to pre-load Windows. Some wanted to pre-load Linux and Microsoft tried to deny them licenses.  Microsoft actively tried to kill Internet Explorer competitors. Apple is not doing that. Apple created the "walled garden" iPhone to purposely limit the virus-riddled free-for-all software industry that plagued computer systems for years. When I had a Blackberry in the early 2000's, software downloads were terrible, and some software crashed my phone a few times. The constraints make it work better.  I do agree that now that it is mature, they could open up to competing app stores. But if you don't like the Apple approach, then buy an Android phone (or Windows PC). That's the competition. There's nothing stopping anyone from buying a Samsung phone. Many people do.