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9secondkox2 said:

davidw said:

9secondkox2 said:

anonymouse said:

danox said:

twolf2919 said:

Price is THE decider on whether this headset will be a success.  This author - and others who’ve made the same point that Apple has had supposed failures many times before turn into successes - doesn’t seem to realize this.  When has Apple *ever* introduced a completely new product category at an initial price point of $3k?  Maybe the original Apple 2 (adjusted for inflation) - but nothing since then.   Sure, there are several niche “pro” products in THS range and beyond, but nothing with hoped for mass market appeal.  And  Apple clearly wants this to eventually become the next iPhone.  And I think the AR glasses originally promised for this timeframe had/has this potential - but not some dorky headset costing as much as a used car.

The decider will be the hardware and software integration, and the quality of the programs designed to use the capabilities of the device, if Apple has those things nailed down, then the device will succeed, however no matter what price Apple sets, it will be too much and the complaining will go on and on because many people will want it, but will not be able to afford it.

Even to this day, there are still many financial analysts who think Apple should drop their prices on all products to pick up more marketshare, which, if you know anything about Apple, you know that isn’t their way of doing business.

Yeah, well, remember when all the analysts said that Apple is Doomed™ if they don't release a netbook? 

The MacBook Air filled that hole. So in a sense, they did release a netbook. 

A lower cost thin and light was what the netbook rage was about. MacBook Air did that-Apple style. 

No, Apple answer to a netbook was the iPad. Netbooks about completely disappeared in just about  2 years after the iPad (and other copycat tablets) came to market in 2010. Apple just thought different and got rid of the physical keyboard. iPads even competed with netbooks in price. At the time, iPads only disadvantage was that they didn't run on any version of MS Windows. Which in the end, turned out to be an advantage. Bet there are way more 1st and 2nd generation iPads still in use to day, than netbooks.  I'm still using two them. One of them daily. 

No. It was the MacBook Air. 

Apples answer to the Kindle was the iPad. 

anonymouse said:

chutzpah said:

anonymouse said:

danox said:

twolf2919 said:

Price is THE decider on whether this headset will be a success.  This author - and others who’ve made the same point that Apple has had supposed failures many times before turn into successes - doesn’t seem to realize this.  When has Apple *ever* introduced a completely new product category at an initial price point of $3k?  Maybe the original Apple 2 (adjusted for inflation) - but nothing since then.   Sure, there are several niche “pro” products in THS range and beyond, but nothing with hoped for mass market appeal.  And  Apple clearly wants this to eventually become the next iPhone.  And I think the AR glasses originally promised for this timeframe had/has this potential - but not some dorky headset costing as much as a used car.

The decider will be the hardware and software integration, and the quality of the programs designed to use the capabilities of the device, if Apple has those things nailed down, then the device will succeed, however no matter what price Apple sets, it will be too much and the complaining will go on and on because many people will want it, but will not be able to afford it.

Even to this day, there are still many financial analysts who think Apple should drop their prices on all products to pick up more marketshare, which, if you know anything about Apple, you know that isn’t their way of doing business.

Yeah, well, remember when all the analysts said that Apple is Doomed™ if they don't release a netbook? 

I'll bet the number who said that is in the single digits, if it's even above 0.  "All the analysts" my butt.

I'll bet you are too young to even know what a netbook is, or too old to remember.

JP234 said:

chutzpah said:

JP234 said:

Blizzard said:

JP234 said:

Thanks for your opinion. Could have done without the insult. It's kinda cowardly to write such things anonymously, though, don't you think?

What are you talking about?  You said something that was asinine and was called out on it.

What I'm talking about is the kind of child who hides behind a screen name, the kind who would never risk be brave enough to make those remarks in face to face. I'd rather be called asinine than cowardly.

Is your birth name JP234?

Yes, my given name is JP. The 234 is a street number. I don't use it to hide behind ad hominem attacks, either. I've never called you stupid, asinine, F#$%wad, or anything else for that matter. Have I expressed opinion to which you don't agree? Certainly. But I don't call you a fool for disagreeing with me, do I?