if it wasn't $4k that would probably convince many to keep it to wait/see. Even for the average apple fan that's a chunk of change. That's used car money, for anyone that's not making like $70k+.
But also I FUCKING KNEW they wouldn't magically fix the comfort issues. I've used VR, it is not enjoyable for most people to be in for hours on end. the tech will get better but I just don't know who's asking for this lol
My theory is that this was thought up by a bunch of bougie executives during the metaverse craze as a productivity tool, but the engineers werent able to turn around a product fast enough to hit the market before everyone realized that VR actually sucks ass for productivity.
They might have really made a certain level of bank if they were somehow able to have even gotten the current version out a little bit before COVID forced people home. Could have been a good grift for schools (mainly private ones with money) and companies not having to send so much office stuff to peoples homes. Now the comfort thing is and will always be an issue to various levels. But the hype puff pieces would have moved units. Just like so many other weird things got sold and used by people to feel more "normal."
I meant that specifically in regards to how much someone making 70k+ might spend on a car. Not that dropping $4k on an apple vision is a drop in the bucket at that income, just that people making that kind of money are more likely to have a $7-10k+ used car, or a newer or leased car with payments.