The narrative arc of this device so far reminds me a lot of the first Newton, and I wouldn't be shocked if it was a similar path where several years from now Apple finally hits a point where the technology exists for them to offer their vision of AR/VR in a fully realized consumer product at more reasonable price points.
Apples trajectory is the same as their ongoing development of Apple Silicon, and the C1 modem, and the price point isn’t going to be anything below a MacBook Pro which has 13 cameras, LiDar, and a R1 SOC attached to it.
How does this follow? The original Newton launched at $699 in 1993 dollars ($1551.80 in 2025) and the first iPhone came out 14 years later at $599 in 2007 dollars (926.76 in 2025). Your comparison doesn't even work with the MacBook: The original Powerbook 100 would be almost 6000 dollars in 2025 money and only the most extreme versions of the MacBook Pro that the vast majority of consumers would never even consider cost that much.
I get you're just trying to say Apple is expensive, but history suggests that if a vision pro successor does eventually exist, it will cost less, even if its still expensive relative to other products available at that time.
I took that to mean the original Newton vs. the Newton MessagePad 2000- I had both, the Newton showed a glimpse; the 2000 delivered as an actual usable, solid device that mostly worked as advertised.
I mean you’re correct-my dad had a 2000 and it was way more functional. But I was mostly talking about greater commercial success, which the iPhone had but newton its technological ancestor never did.
