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cg27 said:

Great news but why can’t Ultra 1 get this update?  (Since I thought the differences between Ultra 1 and 2 were relatively minor.)

Ultra 2 is substantially different than 1. The SIP in the 2 is much more modern (e.g., supports finger tap gestures to answer/hang up phone), much faster,… the important thing is that although they may seem relatively minor it is far from it.

I also owned an Ultra 1 & couldn’t see updating it until I actually did the research to see what had changed. Not cheap to upgrade but you just have to decide if the new features are worth it.
Cheers

The thing that continues to disappoint me is the lack of ability to add waypoints (if I am using the correct term) e.g., ‘planning a trip from Houston to SF in 3 days— with side trips to the crater, Carlsbad Caverns; want to travel I10 W till I get to point where I can exit to each side trip, visit said places & then be able to turnaround to go back to I10. I would also include 2 overnight stays along the main route in say El Paso & Las Vegas. I don’t want to break this up into 5 or more trips. I want to travel along this route and check distances from current. Location to any of these points mentioned. Would be difficult if broken up into routes for each segment!’

Am I missing something or is this really only good for day trips?

Graham'sNumber said:

Again based on his unspecified inventory calculations, Kuo points out that with a "user base of over 1.2 billion active users... as long as about 0.007% of users are willing to buy... Vision Pro can sell out after opening for pre-order."

1.2B active users in the US........?

I question this - 1.2B active users of what? Not the VP cause none shipped yet…

SORRY FOLX - the previous post was written as if my wife was the target. I copied and (thought) I sent to her but as is often the case AI had diff ideas and posted directly to Formum Comments - OOPS!

Oh well dear hearts Happy New Year ( and if drinking or otherwise self medicating ) pass the keys to someone SOBER please !!!

nunzy said:

It would be better if Apple had an exclusive charging system. That way, they could get licensing fees and curate who gets to make chargers for Apple's products.

Consumers could simply buy chargers that have an Apple logo on them, and be confident of the quality.

Unfortunately manufacturers shy away from producing something that is Apple exclusive. Remember with PC/Android products the approach seems to be for OEMs to supply consumers with really cheaply constructed cables. I have got to believe that users oft times just don't get it when connecting peripherals to the primary device (Mac, iPad/iPhone, etc.).

Those motivated strictly by price tend to be on the non-Apple product side where they get cables they need for $2-$3 each but perform like small gauge zip wire whereas Apples cables are often smart/reversible/shielded/twisted pair wiring with precious metal tip or a TOC without flash hanging off the sides or strain relief.

I have complained enough. The bottom line is that if they don't open up a std. that allows others to use both on Apple but as important (or maybe more so) to make them available on PC/Android & other platforms to get high quality cables & connectors that can support higher speeds, reversibility, cleaner signal, etc. Cost of the cables designed/spec'd by Apple are typically gonna be more than what they pay for the POS cables used now for a more durable, better performing product. It also drives the price of the products down (that have become capable of working with other platforms).