Alphane Moon@lemmy.worldM to Hardware@lemmy.world · 2 months agoVision Pro: As Apple headset reaches Europe, will VR ever hit the mainstream?www.bbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up111arrow-down14
arrow-up17arrow-down1external-linkVision Pro: As Apple headset reaches Europe, will VR ever hit the mainstream?www.bbc.comAlphane Moon@lemmy.worldM to Hardware@lemmy.world · 2 months agomessage-square8fedilink
minus-squareXTL@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 months agoNo. Apple has never determined what is mainstream. At most they’ve been slightly mainstream adjacent a few times.
minus-squareAlphane Moon@lemmy.worldOPMlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoWhile it’s been a while since I’ve been to the US, it is my understanding that Apple hardware is mainstream there. They are definitely not “mainstream” on the global scale, their products are way too expensive for that.
minus-squarelemmyvore@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 months agoThey’re expensive for the US too. The reason so many people can afford iPhones is thanks to carrier subsidies.
minus-squareAlphane Moon@lemmy.worldOPMlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoThat’s a good point. When I lived in North America, I always bought my own devices (the contract terms did not work for me), most people did get their smartphones via carrier.
No. Apple has never determined what is mainstream. At most they’ve been slightly mainstream adjacent a few times.
While it’s been a while since I’ve been to the US, it is my understanding that Apple hardware is mainstream there.
They are definitely not “mainstream” on the global scale, their products are way too expensive for that.
They’re expensive for the US too. The reason so many people can afford iPhones is thanks to carrier subsidies.
That’s a good point. When I lived in North America, I always bought my own devices (the contract terms did not work for me), most people did get their smartphones via carrier.