Apple cropped the battery pack out of photos of tech journalists trying out the Vision Pro spatial computer.
  • Apple cropped photos of the Vision Pro headset to remove the battery pack, making it look less cumbersome.
  • Journalists were not allowed to take photos or videos of the Vision Pro’s hardware during a press briefing.
  • Apple sees the cord from the battery pack as getting in the way of making the headset more mobile.

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  • JCreazy@midwest.socialEnglish
    509·
    10 months ago

    I don’t think the people that they are marketing to (people who buy Apple products) care. They will buy it just because it’s Apple.

    • geogle@lemmy.worldEnglish
      151·
      10 months ago

      There are many, okay dozens, of us that buy what best suits our needs. Mac laptop for work management and interface, Android phone for self, Windows PC for son, and a few linux boxes for number crunching.

      • SPRUNT@lemmy.worldEnglish
        177·
        10 months ago

        Is the Mac laptop so you aren’t tempted to touch it unless you have to work?

        • geogle@lemmy.worldEnglish
          131·
          10 months ago

          Well made, dependable, fast, and similar enough to linux that I can do a lot of cross platform development between the two without much issue.

          • GigglyBobble@kbin.social
            5·
            10 months ago

            that I can do a lot of cross platform development

            I’d never have thought that to be the strength of an Apple device.

            • bamboo@lemm.eeEnglish
              3·
              10 months ago

              A Mac has the unique capability of running fully licensed and supported macOS and iOS. Plus it can run Window, Linux, and Android, just like everything else.

            • lepinkainen@lemmy.worldEnglish
              2·
              10 months ago

              “Best cross-platform support” wasn’t in my bingo cards 10 years ago for Apple definitely =)