2024-01-22
@markgurman And iPhone App Store didn't open until a full year after the iPhone release, so there was already an installed base of customers for the apps.
Ming-Chi Kuo
Apple sold an estimated 160K-180K Vision Pro units during the first pre-order weekend; unchanged shipping times after first 48 hours suggest demand tapered off
Conclusion: The immediate sold-out when pre-orders opened confirms earlier predictions. However, the inability to sustain …
@markgurman And iPhone App Store didn't open until a full year after the iPhone release, so there was already an installed base of customers for the apps.
Bloomberg
Four reasons for the less-than-expected developer enthusiasm for Apple's Vision Pro, including an uncertain ROI and anger at Apple for its App Store policies
Apple's new Vision Pro will lack some key apps when it debuts, renewing concerns about an already-tense relationship with certain developers.