Last Updated: February 03, 2024, 14:00 IST
Why does the Vision Pro price round 3 lakh, Mr Cook?
Apple Vision Pro headset is now accessible out there however individuals nonetheless need to now why does it price a bomb?
Apple Vision Pro has lastly gone on sale and the $3,499 (Rs 2.90 lakh approx) headset is splitting opinions purely due to the know-how on which the corporate is betting massive.
Apple’s entry into the blended actuality (XR) house has been a lot later than most tech giants like Meta and even Google to some extent. But now with the entry official and the product out on the cabinets, it’s time to see the market response, which is reportedly near promoting round 180,000 models. It is fascinating that proper earlier than the product went on sale, Apple CEO Tim Cook made an look within the media carrying the Vision Pro headset in entrance of the general public eyes for the very first time.
But the primary query that everybody is asking Cook and Co. is, why does it price a lot? Well, there isn’t a shock that Apple is charging a premium for its first headset however why is there a 6x worth distinction between the Vision Pro and Meta Quest headset?
Tim Cook was understandably quizzed about this, to which, the Apple CEO mentioned, the excessive worth is indicative of the superior know-how packed into the machine.
The firm feels that having the headset run on two Apple silicone, constructed with the usage of over 5,000 patents and supply over 500 apps on launch, making it a high quality addition to the marketplace for shoppers. And if that isn’t sufficient a cause for the corporate to command a hefty price ticket for the product, Cook reiterates the trouble of years that has gone into making spatial computing a actuality that has been attainable with the assistance of machine studying and AI.
If the corporate has managed near 2 lakh pre-orders for the product, it appears Apple might give a brand new lease of life to the phase, one thing that Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg is banking on, which might imply that his firm might have an Android-like affect within the phase.
While Apple has acquired tons of of apps suitable on the headset from day one, the corporate is lacking out on massive-ticket names like Netflix, YouTube and some extra platforms.
