Ask HN: Getting an Apple Vision Pro to build out the ecosystem

I am a funemployed Silicon Valley software engineer working on some personal projects at this time, living off FAANG savings for a few years. The Apple Vision Pro should come out in <a year and while I do not have interest in buying one for personal use, I am toying with the idea of purchasing one to develop apps.

My theory is that the ecosystem will need to be built out and that developers which participate early in this process will be able to make decent money by selling apps, like we saw with iOS but on a longer timescale due to the high cost of the device. However, it is possible that:

- There will be many more developers contributing software this time.

- AR/VR will fail.

- The device won't actually need many VR/AR-specific apps and users will just use it for existing apps.

The risk is only losing $3,500 though. Is anyone else considering this? Any thoughts on what the early days might be like?