Why, is AR all of the sudden useful and highly-demanded when you can run native Mac apps, instead of streaming them or using the iPad/VisionOS versions? Doesn't seem to be the case.

I've come around to an understanding that the Vision Pro would be DOA even with regular VR features like OpenXR/sideloading enabled for normies. For the high-end VR/simming market you can buy much better hardware at a lower price from Pimax, and the all-in-one philosophy of the Meta Quest and Steam Frame is much more appealing than Apple's tethered battery brick. If we're being honest with ourselves, it's the exact same cowpie as Hololens with the exact same cognitive dissonance that killed Windows MR. I'd be shocked if the next Vision product (if we get one) treats the Steam Frame as a legitimate competitor, it's just not in Apple's blood to fight those battles.