{"id":624284,"date":"2023-04-01T09:49:44","date_gmt":"2023-04-01T14:49:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.sellorbuyhomefast.com\/index.php\/2023\/04\/01\/apple-would-be-smart-to-delay-the-reality-pro-from-wwdc\/"},"modified":"2023-04-01T09:49:44","modified_gmt":"2023-04-01T14:49:44","slug":"apple-would-be-smart-to-delay-the-reality-pro-from-wwdc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2023\/04\/01\/apple-would-be-smart-to-delay-the-reality-pro-from-wwdc\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple would be smart to delay the Reality Pro from WWDC"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A new report<\/a> says the highly anticipated Reality Pro headset<\/a> from Apple has once again been delayed and may not make an appearance at WWDC 2023 after all. It comes from a reputable source too, the analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, and just a day after the official event was announced<\/a>.<\/p>\n

On one hand, I\u2019m a little disappointed by the new rumor. We\u2019ve all been hearing about this rumored headset for years now, and the multiple delays have left me so curious about what Apple has worked up. Apple rarely launches new product categories, and when it does, it\u2019s usually a pretty big deal. It\u2019s been eight years since the original Apple Watch, and the tech industry feels ready for another shake-up.<\/p>\n

On the other hand, now\u2019s really not a good time, and I think Apple knows it.<\/p>\n

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The idea of the metaverse<\/a> isn\u2019t exactly in vogue right now. The concept has been championed most strongly by Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, who\u2019s own enthusiasm caused him to rename his entire company. The Meta Quest Pro<\/a>, an expensive headset with a focus on its mixed reality capabilities, came out last year. It was a preview of the future, but not exactly a practical consumer product. And with revenue on the decline and the tech industry in a rough patch, even Zuckerberg is downplaying his metaverse ambitions these days.<\/p>\n

That already sounded like a challenging environment for Apple to launch its own headset in. The company has already disavowed the term \u201cmetaverse,\u201d but it would need something very convincing to turn around public opinion about the concept. Given the rumored price of the Reality Pro, it would need a compelling use case for such a device, which companies like HTC and Meta have struggled to show. Throw in troubling times in the economy, and you have an uphill battle when trying to convince people to invest in a brand new piece of technology.<\/p>\n

But Apple\u2019s done it before, so it at least felt possible.<\/p>\n

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Then, 2023 happened, and the real<\/em> tech trend emerged in the form of generative AI. ChatGPT, Stable Diffusion, and Midjourney<\/a> took the world by storm, rocking the tech industry in a way it hasn\u2019t been in a long time. Unlike the metaverse, the practical use case for this breed of AI was everywhere you looked. People couldn\u2019t wait to try it out for themselves, and in many ways, we\u2019re all still basking in the glow of that excitement. The future feels undetermined and exciting, and not since the birth of Apple\u2019s own iOS App Store has there been this much interest from developers.<\/p>\n

Since the explosion of interest in December, Apple hasn\u2019t made a peep about the whole thing. Microsoft and Google are battling it out with their own implementations, and Apple has been utterly quiet. If the company were to show up at WWDC talking about trends from 2020, it\u2019s going to look supremely out of touch.<\/p>\n

I don\u2019t know how Apple is going to handle the topic of AI. It may not talk about it at all at WWDC 2023. Either way, an expensive mixed reality headset isn\u2019t going to get investors or the public excited in the way ChatGPT<\/a> has. If it\u2019s smart, Apple will hold the Reality Pro for another time.<\/p>\n

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