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>The Apple Vision Pro was a rare early entry into a field.

It was not an early entry into the field. Many well established devices already existed. It was an uncharacteristic entrance into a niche.

Which is exactly what foldable phones are. 1.6% of phone sales in 2025 were foldable.

Maybe they will take off. But the odds are this will be discontinued.

The reason I have hope is that Apple is the only company with a serious Tablet OS. When you unfold this, essentially you have an iPad Mini.

The screen real estate is bigger than the numbers indicate, as the more square a display is, the larger its area is compared to its diagonal.

But are tablets a real worthwhile market, or just a luxury couch device for a few?

I'd rather have a touchscreen macbook pro.