Apple Vision Pro's detailed reviews are pouring in and while early impressions were mostly positive, the more important nuances of Apple Inc.'s (NASDAQ:AAPL) ambitious $3,500 headset are beginning to surface.
What Happened: From calling Apple Vision Pro experience "magic" to revealing real-life issues like having a "massive pimple" at the end of a long session, detailed reviews and long-term experience stories of Apple's mixed reality headset are clearing up the picture.
One of the criticisms of Apple Vision Pro is the lack of apps, or even a "killer" app, as New York Magazine's David Pogue put it. The ability to set up infinite screens and windows, navigating them using your eyes as the cursor and finger pinches as the click, that experience can be "thrilling," according to Pogue.
However, he underscores a problem that many others have highlighted – the price tag. While Apple CEO Tim Cook defended it, it's still a major expense if you are considering buying it.
Bloomberg's Mark Gurman put it succinctly. "The Vision Pro is essentially a prototype — just one where you have to pay Apple for ...