Can you work inside Vision Pro?

The only thing that justifies the price

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Leander Kahney
February 08, 2024

One of the biggest questions for most people about Vision Pro is whether you can work inside the headset.

After all, how are you going to justify it’s eye-popping $3,500 price?

Before launching the headset, Apple pitched it as the ultimate entertainment device — and early reviews bear this out: it’s like your own personal IMAX with a 100-foot virtual screen.

But what about work? Can you work in the device?

Our reviewer, D Griffin Jones, says yes, indeed you can. Vision Pro is great for work (with a few caveats).

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One more thing ...

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I keep thinking about all the time away from my family this will cause, and the time away from the other family at Pixar. But the only reason I want to do it is that the world will be a better place with Apple in it.

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