Vision Pro
I am super impressed. It's appealing.
I have no idea how well it will sell, or whether it is the "future of computing". It can be. I wouldn't pretend I know anything.
I am impressed, firstly because it is ambitious. They are trying to build another computing platform. It is not either an iPhone accessory (Watch) or a large screen iPhone (iPad). It is a totally different thing, and in theory it can kill existing platforms, like desktop computers.
Well, Meta's Oculus is as ambitious. However their "vision" has too much distance from their reality. The second reason for the impressiveness comes from the technical achievement. Although we don't know how well it works in practice, the technologies they showed off are novel and interesting enough. It is also very sophisticated. It demonstrates the strength of Apple both as an innovator and as a big company. I haven't felt that immense technical feat from other Big Tech peers for a while.
It feels exciting. and that excitement feels good. Things like AI and LLM are exciting for sure, but as an old person it's a bit hard to relate to these. The new computing platform is a more "traditional" new thing. It might sound weird, but this excitement feels familiar. The computing platform was supposed to change for like every decade. That moment might finally have arrived. We all have waited so long.
This familiarity gives me some comfort, even though I'd never code on this new platform. Apple fanboys will have a good time for the coming few years, and I'm jealous. And feeling jealous of the competing platform is strangely energizing. Computing platforms become less boring thanks to this. Hey competitors, work hard to catch up!