Can Apple Rescue the Vision Pro?

We have a Quest 2 and it's decent enough. Games look good, things look "good enough" for the most part.

I did an in-store demo of the Vision Pro the other day and things look great for the most part. It's impressive, and everything it does is really interesting. Two things stood out to me.

First, it's HEAVY. The demo was 3 or 4 minutes long and I was already feeling it.

Second, I have no idea why I'd want to use a real computer like this. It looks like they're trying to sell it as a real work computer and entertainment device. But to me at least, it looks like a less good laptop/desktop and way overkill to replace a phone. It would be interesting to try at home if it was more like $1000, but I saw no reason at all to consider it for purchase at the current price.

I could see no problem it solved, or as a replacement for anything I already own. I'm not sure how that gets rescued by any changes other than making it cheap.

I thought Apple made it obvious Monday what the intent of the Vision Pro is: a virtual monitor, a monitor that can even curve around you. That's the best use case, and a use case that's actually useful - especially in a secure environment. Is that functionality worth $3500? Probably not for most people. Should Apple be able to get that price down to $1500 in a couple years then it may be a different story.

The product is marvelous engineering wise, but not ergonomic at all. Thats the reason other Apple products worked and this one didn't. There are a very few apps available that truly uses the spatial features, without ecosystem that apple never tried to build, its poised to die.

You can't write apps for the Vision Pro on the Vision Pro. As a computer it is less powerful than the Apple II

I didn't enjoy it… The weight, motion sickness, it felt like I was wearing a football helmet while trying to watch a movie. I suppose it has limited entertainment value, but in its current configuration, I would declare it a failed product.