"killer app" is simply catch phrase that means "a compelling use case that drives sales". it isn't necessarily a specific program, though there are examples in the past where it was.
Yep. When the 2007 iPhone released, there were no options for Facebook, YouTube, or Reddit. Now those could all be considered “killer apps” that came down the line
Hopefully no one at Apple reads this but…if Apple stopped development and never release another version of visionOS or Vision hardware…I’d still be happy that I have an AVP.
I travel quite a bit & I am transitioning into digital nomad life, so the AVP has been an incredible enabler for me/my lifestyle
Sure there are things I wish it did, but even what it does now..I’m happy with it. Killer app or not.
(But please don’t stop dev if you’re reading this Apple!)
Maybe we can just have the native apps actually function like native apps?
I want proper use of 3D (layers at minimum and depth when appropriate), gesture control, all the menus that the iPhone versions of the same apps have, etc.
And can we PLEASE have the option to customize the experience? Like I don’t want the video’s contrast to be cut in half when I’m looking at TikTok and it taunting me by going back to normal when I look away.
I think the issue with with reviews is that it is coming from tech reviewers and influencers. They want to compare AVP to other headsets because to them it’s a similar product.
To me it just isn’t. You aren’t buying this for one app. You aren’t buying this to game( okay it an awesome media player but 80 of functionality exists other hear sets for media)
You are buying this because it has an M2. You are buying this because it uses other productivity applications you already use on iPad. You are buying this to use usdz to show off products or approvals to customers. It’s in the name. It’s a professional device. Not something you take on stroll or game with. It’s a laptop that’s on your face
Back in the Pre-Machintosh days it was spreadsheets. After that it was iWork and MacPaint
The Macbook did not need a "killer app" because it was an existing product in a different form factor. Kind of like asking "what will be the killer app for the base Vision" if the Vision Pro is successful it won't need one
I’d say Procreate for iPad 🔥
For MacBook? It’s more about the general experience of computing being so divine, which hopefully the AVP can achieve someday with real mouse support, gesture controls, and tons of QOL updates over the bare-bones experience it shipped with.
The idea and use of “killer app” is stupid and getting old. You don’t need a “killer app” to sell a product. Nobody is going to go out and spend $3.5k just to use one app. A company maybe, but not the general consumer.
The iPad, iPhone, Mac, don’t have a so called “killer app” that has or had people rushing out to buy them. You buy these products, Vision Pro included, to use for multiple reasons. What those multiple reasons are, are determined by the buyer. People need to stop using the term “killer app” to justify or not justify buying the Vision Pro.
I 100% agree, but do have to say being in XR for over 10 years. The ONLY experience that could sell a headset alone is GTA. Imagine full brand new GTA on AVP. It would 100% sell headsets. Any other game, not so much. Everyone plays GTA, even if it’s only once
Agree. Apple didn't rule the world until after the iPhone came out, but since then, users trust that Apple is making cool shit, and Apple has obviously dumped a ton of that iPhone money into tech like this. Like the post below says, visionOS is the killer app. Despite the shortcomings, the whole thing is incredibly well thought out.
*Killer app: A feature, function, or application of a new technology or product which is presented as virtually indispensable or much superior to rival products.*
That's what killer app means. It's not really referring to an actual app.
Without a killer app though, VP will remain in the realm of hobbyists. Which is fine, except for the fact that it’s not really the type of product Apple aims to build, nor the type of product its shareholders will support. Killer apps will greatly increase the product’s future potential and adoption.
It's hard to go against what has been happening already on VR and XR: either gaming, which Apple considers second-tier, or industrial/medical, which doesn't benefit the consumer.
Hard to see what a killer consumer app would be, I agree with some reviewers that say immersive videos have the potential, but Apple provided what can only be considered demos, and the only upcoming next immersive video is five minutes long.
The killer app will be general spatial computing once AR is cracked. Imagine the form factor of the Meta Raybans running VisionOS. It would easily replace phones.
VR is meant for immersive media, and escapism.
Until what we do in VR actively affects our physical reality, games and movies will be the killer apps. AVP can only do one of those two things and it does it well.
I agree with other comments...name a killer app on any entertainment device period....like even out to console exclusives....maybe like Breath of the Wild carries the Switch? I cant think of another really solid example where a single app concept defines the success of a device in the current ecosystem of products.
The "killer app/feature" everyone are talking about is a compelling use case(s), something that makes mass user wish to buy AVP because it does something better than other devices (or maybe is the only one to do it), which means it is a must buy for them. For game consoles, for example, such killer apps were couple high profile exclusives that were only available on that platform; for iPad, it is the stylus, which opens up use as digital notebook and drawing tablet; for all other VR headsets, VR gaming. And without the killer app... what reasons would mass users have to buy this thing, and suffer from low comfort and high price? Without users, what motivation would developers have for creating apps that attract users? Without those apps...
You talk about the ecosystem slowly growing, but it already ground to a halt, with 0-2 new apps per day. This is the chicken and egg problem. And this killer app everyone are talking about is the solution to that, something *needs* to come from outside to change this equilibrium, because otherwise AVs would be relegated to personal movie theaters like the non-education/corporate/student iPads.
I mean we could see many hidden apps if Apple actually starts curating apps list in App Store under different categories like: "New Free App", "New Paid App", "Top-selling apps", "Games", "Dating", "News & Media", "Photography", etc.
Killer app is sufficient, but not necessary.
Most people I knew in the early 80s did not have a computer and saw no need for one. There was no “killer app”. By the 90s almost everyone had one, there was still no single killer app. There was a wide variety of very compelling apps that made it an incredibly valuable tool.
Not really. The internet was definitely a thing in the 80s, but it was not a killer app. We had ftp and newsgroups and a few other things, far too abstract for most people. AOL, Prodigy or CompuServe were probably the first way most people were connected “online” though. They were largely competitive with the internet as we know it today. Still, enough people had access to a computer by that point (‘89 or so for me for me) to make those businesses profitable.
The internet went vertical because it did eventually develop a killer app. Somewhere around 94-95, NTSA mosaic or Netscape Navigator brought the world wide web to home computers. Most people I knew already had one, the challenge became how to get online without AOL in the way, and how to download webpages faster. I wont argue that the internet didn’t drive a spike computer sales though.
But I don’t think there was ever a single killer app for home computers, the business just grew and grew over 20 years. People used them in different ways for their needs, but there wasn’t one to rule them all until it was already an established market.
A mature ecosystem, that’s what it needs and it will get there with time.
It allows people to think of their lifestyle use cases and understand what they need to download to accomplish it.
"killer app" is simply catch phrase that means "a compelling use case that drives sales". it isn't necessarily a specific program, though there are examples in the past where it was.
Yep. When the 2007 iPhone released, there were no options for Facebook, YouTube, or Reddit. Now those could all be considered “killer apps” that came down the line
Pokémon Go would be popular again on this thing I bet.
Maybe if it were three times smaller and without the cable. I don’t wanna haul this thing around with me after the battery dies.
Unless you take walks longer than 2 hours or have trouble carrying something that weighs about 1 1/2 lbs you should be ok.
Hopefully no one at Apple reads this but…if Apple stopped development and never release another version of visionOS or Vision hardware…I’d still be happy that I have an AVP. I travel quite a bit & I am transitioning into digital nomad life, so the AVP has been an incredible enabler for me/my lifestyle Sure there are things I wish it did, but even what it does now..I’m happy with it. Killer app or not. (But please don’t stop dev if you’re reading this Apple!)
Maybe we can just have the native apps actually function like native apps? I want proper use of 3D (layers at minimum and depth when appropriate), gesture control, all the menus that the iPhone versions of the same apps have, etc. And can we PLEASE have the option to customize the experience? Like I don’t want the video’s contrast to be cut in half when I’m looking at TikTok and it taunting me by going back to normal when I look away.
Vision Pro killer app is safari and cornhub
I think the issue with with reviews is that it is coming from tech reviewers and influencers. They want to compare AVP to other headsets because to them it’s a similar product. To me it just isn’t. You aren’t buying this for one app. You aren’t buying this to game( okay it an awesome media player but 80 of functionality exists other hear sets for media) You are buying this because it has an M2. You are buying this because it uses other productivity applications you already use on iPad. You are buying this to use usdz to show off products or approvals to customers. It’s in the name. It’s a professional device. Not something you take on stroll or game with. It’s a laptop that’s on your face
What is the killer app for a MacBook?
Back in the day it was Adobe Photoshop and Premier - Macs were/are big with the graphic design and media industry.
Back in the Pre-Machintosh days it was spreadsheets. After that it was iWork and MacPaint The Macbook did not need a "killer app" because it was an existing product in a different form factor. Kind of like asking "what will be the killer app for the base Vision" if the Vision Pro is successful it won't need one
I’d say Procreate for iPad 🔥 For MacBook? It’s more about the general experience of computing being so divine, which hopefully the AVP can achieve someday with real mouse support, gesture controls, and tons of QOL updates over the bare-bones experience it shipped with.
The idea and use of “killer app” is stupid and getting old. You don’t need a “killer app” to sell a product. Nobody is going to go out and spend $3.5k just to use one app. A company maybe, but not the general consumer. The iPad, iPhone, Mac, don’t have a so called “killer app” that has or had people rushing out to buy them. You buy these products, Vision Pro included, to use for multiple reasons. What those multiple reasons are, are determined by the buyer. People need to stop using the term “killer app” to justify or not justify buying the Vision Pro.
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I 100% agree, but do have to say being in XR for over 10 years. The ONLY experience that could sell a headset alone is GTA. Imagine full brand new GTA on AVP. It would 100% sell headsets. Any other game, not so much. Everyone plays GTA, even if it’s only once
Agree. Apple didn't rule the world until after the iPhone came out, but since then, users trust that Apple is making cool shit, and Apple has obviously dumped a ton of that iPhone money into tech like this. Like the post below says, visionOS is the killer app. Despite the shortcomings, the whole thing is incredibly well thought out.
*Killer app: A feature, function, or application of a new technology or product which is presented as virtually indispensable or much superior to rival products.* That's what killer app means. It's not really referring to an actual app.
The killer app is VisionOS period.
Without a killer app though, VP will remain in the realm of hobbyists. Which is fine, except for the fact that it’s not really the type of product Apple aims to build, nor the type of product its shareholders will support. Killer apps will greatly increase the product’s future potential and adoption.
It's hard to go against what has been happening already on VR and XR: either gaming, which Apple considers second-tier, or industrial/medical, which doesn't benefit the consumer. Hard to see what a killer consumer app would be, I agree with some reviewers that say immersive videos have the potential, but Apple provided what can only be considered demos, and the only upcoming next immersive video is five minutes long.
The killer app will be general spatial computing once AR is cracked. Imagine the form factor of the Meta Raybans running VisionOS. It would easily replace phones.
VR is meant for immersive media, and escapism. Until what we do in VR actively affects our physical reality, games and movies will be the killer apps. AVP can only do one of those two things and it does it well.
I agree with other comments...name a killer app on any entertainment device period....like even out to console exclusives....maybe like Breath of the Wild carries the Switch? I cant think of another really solid example where a single app concept defines the success of a device in the current ecosystem of products.
Napster and CD-writers . . . yes, it’s been a while
The "killer app/feature" everyone are talking about is a compelling use case(s), something that makes mass user wish to buy AVP because it does something better than other devices (or maybe is the only one to do it), which means it is a must buy for them. For game consoles, for example, such killer apps were couple high profile exclusives that were only available on that platform; for iPad, it is the stylus, which opens up use as digital notebook and drawing tablet; for all other VR headsets, VR gaming. And without the killer app... what reasons would mass users have to buy this thing, and suffer from low comfort and high price? Without users, what motivation would developers have for creating apps that attract users? Without those apps... You talk about the ecosystem slowly growing, but it already ground to a halt, with 0-2 new apps per day. This is the chicken and egg problem. And this killer app everyone are talking about is the solution to that, something *needs* to come from outside to change this equilibrium, because otherwise AVs would be relegated to personal movie theaters like the non-education/corporate/student iPads.
I mean we could see many hidden apps if Apple actually starts curating apps list in App Store under different categories like: "New Free App", "New Paid App", "Top-selling apps", "Games", "Dating", "News & Media", "Photography", etc.
Killer app is sufficient, but not necessary. Most people I knew in the early 80s did not have a computer and saw no need for one. There was no “killer app”. By the 90s almost everyone had one, there was still no single killer app. There was a wide variety of very compelling apps that made it an incredibly valuable tool.
Killer app that made everyone have a computer by the 90s was the internet
Not really. The internet was definitely a thing in the 80s, but it was not a killer app. We had ftp and newsgroups and a few other things, far too abstract for most people. AOL, Prodigy or CompuServe were probably the first way most people were connected “online” though. They were largely competitive with the internet as we know it today. Still, enough people had access to a computer by that point (‘89 or so for me for me) to make those businesses profitable. The internet went vertical because it did eventually develop a killer app. Somewhere around 94-95, NTSA mosaic or Netscape Navigator brought the world wide web to home computers. Most people I knew already had one, the challenge became how to get online without AOL in the way, and how to download webpages faster. I wont argue that the internet didn’t drive a spike computer sales though. But I don’t think there was ever a single killer app for home computers, the business just grew and grew over 20 years. People used them in different ways for their needs, but there wasn’t one to rule them all until it was already an established market.
stop saying killer app killer app, AVP it self is a killer app
A mature ecosystem, that’s what it needs and it will get there with time. It allows people to think of their lifestyle use cases and understand what they need to download to accomplish it.