LOL, 1.5 million, good luck! I don't think they understand how small this market is. 90% of the public isn't interested in VR. That leaves you with 10%.
Of this 10%, 90% of them are interested in VR gaming, 10% as a replacement computer. That leaves you with about 1%. Of that 1%, only a small portion is going to pay that amount.
Apple is drastically overestimating the appeal of VR if they really think they will sell that many at that price. If I'm wrong I will gladly eat an apple pie even though ducks are allergic to apples.
That's a bunch of BS. Ducks can actually eat apples as long as you remove the core. Apples are great for ducks, so it's not much of a bet. This is what they mean by people spreading misinformation online. Quite frankly for a novelty account I'm quite disappointed.
Also, there is a lot of people that don't like Apple because it's a premium brand that people (sometimes) use to show their status. Like Canada Goose, Goochi, Versake, Chantel, RollX, etc.
Personally I am excited about any company that moves the envelope on new tech. In this case they will really have to convince people that putting a headset on your face is how you want to spend your time at home/work. We have to remember that 3D TVs died for a reason.
If you gave me one of these for free I would play around with it for like a week and then sell it. Or rather, I would probably just sell it because you can go into an Apple store to try it (I suppose).
I remember I tried PSVR and Oculus at some point, the novelty wore off after 10 minutes, the alternative is already good enough. Perhaps there will be a paradigm shift with this product, who knows.
And yes, Apple fans will buy this. Have you met Apple fans? I don't understand it. The only time I bought an Apple product was the Macbook 2013 when it was actually competitive in price and features, but I literally found it inferior to windows in every way after using it for 2-3 years.
My Pixel 7 pro runs circle's around my wife's iPhone 14 Pro Max - the main attraction of smart phones is for them to be smart, and Siri is an idiot. Google speech to text and software just dunks all over it (not to mention the better camera zoom, which is the newest gimmick, granted I like it).
I have a lot of respect for Apple because they have enormous resources to invest and they hire the best talent. Though my understanding is that most people leave after a couple of years as the work environment is quite rough.
