That's just the first product. By four years from now the glasses will come down in price to where even the average Apple user can get them. Agreed that it is expensive now. But that's not the point of this device.
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Apple’s Premium Pricing Strategy vs Mass Market Competition
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All digital tech gets cheaper over time and more capable. Price and lifetime of Apple is certainly much higher than, say, a Huawei phone. Agreed. I don't disagree that there's a huge amount of marketshare that Apple doesn't get. It's just that the masses are NEVER where new
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Apple’s Vision for Immersive Computing Beyond Traditional Screens
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This is why Apple first showed us a lot of 2D screens. To show that there will be plenty to do in a way that you can't in the real world (you can use a bunch of monitors while sitting in a Starbucks, for instance).
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iPhone dominance at tech conferences despite alternatives
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Hahahah. Meanwhile everyone I meet has iPhones. I just was at quite a few conferences. 90% iPhones. So keep on keeping on.
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Why Apple Remains the Most Profitable Corporation
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You think I haven't extensively done research on said target demographics all over the world? I can take your side in a debate. Now explain why Apple is the most profitable corporation that exists.
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Apple Glasses Inequality: Premium Tech Versus Knockoffs Globally
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My brother owns a bar in backwaters of Virginia. His staff all have iPhones. His staff will all have Apple glasses in seven years or less. The poor in India or Africa or elsewhere? Yeah, they will have a cheap Chinese knockoff. They will not be nearly as useful or as
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Apple’s AR Strategy: $3,500 Device Gateway to Lightweight Glasses
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You assume the $3,500 device is the only one they have planned and don't get what it is for. It is to get you to go to the Apple Store and get sold on augmented reality. Within 48 months Apple will have a lightweight pair of glasses that will be far more capable than what
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Apple users spending power and hardware market accessibility globally
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Developers will care. Apple users spend way way more. And I know all about poor people, have been to 70 countries visiting people's homes. But really is a family living on a dirt floor gonna buy a $500 headset anytime soon? No.
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Apple’s Future Hardware Roadmap: Glasses Innovation Over Four Years
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I will buy this device next year. And a second device within 12 months. And a third device within 36 months. And a fourth device within 48 months. The fourth device is the really amazing pair of glasses that fixes your eyes. Apple has patents that Zuckerberg wishes he had.
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Apple TV Audio Stack Improvements Despite Occasional Hanging Issues
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Very. My Apple TV has hung a couple of times playing music, though. That said, it sounds way better, so they are doing a lot of tuning of the audio stack on the TV.