Technology @beehaw.org Moonrise2473 @feddit.it 9 mo. ago

Only 150+ apps have been designed specifically for Apple's Vision Pro, so far | TechCrunch

techcrunch.com Only 150+ apps have been designed specifically for Apple's Vision Pro, so far | TechCrunch

It's not just Netflix, Spotify, and YouTube that don't have apps for Apple's Vision Pro at launch. New App Store data indicates the new mixed reality

I left the headline like the original, but I see this as a massive win for Apple. The device is ridiculously expensive, isn't even on sale yet and already has 150 apps specifically designed for that.

If Google did this, it wouldn't even get 150 dedicated apps even years after launch (and the guaranteed demise of it) and even if it was something super cheap like being made of fucking cardboard.

This is something that as an Android user I envy a lot from the Apple ecosystem.

Apple: this is a new feature => devs implement them in their apps the very next day even if it launches officially in 6 months.

Google: this is a new feature => devs ignore it, apps start to support it after 5-6 Android versions

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The headline makes it sound like a bad thing, but that's more than plenty for launch if they are distinct apps that represent a variety of use cases. Frankly, it's a lot more than I would expect for a new product like this. Sure, there's VR and AR available now, but Apple has a track record of rolling together existing tech in a package that's more accessible and often more useful. You can throw a few things out there to showcase what's possible, but you also have to wait and see how consumers actually want to use it. They will find use cases the creators didn't think of or were unsure about. Then the floodgates can really open up in terms of apps. I really wouldn't be surprised to see people wearing these things out in public.
- A $3500 headset is not accessible.
  
  I really wouldn’t be surprised to see people wearing these things out in public.
  
  You know it is corded, right?
  
  @Vodulas @Joker It's cored, like the TPCast Wireless Module was "corded." Which is to say, the cord goes to a mobile device you place on your belt. You aren't attached to a wall or stationary computer.
  
  @Vodulas @Joker wearing a $3500 anything in public is asking to be a crime victim.
  
  Just putting it out there, many people you see walking around with a detachable lens camera are wearing about that much visible gear on their person, if not far more.
  
  @Solemn Sure, hopefully they are careful. As a kid I used to live places where people put rifles in gun racks on their pick up trucks. That stopped years ago of course, because they were invitations for crime.
  
  I get what you mean, but I think stealing something unguarded and violently confronting people take vastly different mindsets.

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