alt Hacker NewsIt's been 2.5 years and Apple still hasn't sold out of its test run of 500k units. About 350k of those sold in year 1, about 50k sold in year two, and less than 20K so far in year 3. Workers at Apple's flagship retail stores are saying they haven't sold one in recent memories. The tables displaying them are disappearing from stores. Roadmaps for all future goggles have been shelved. It's a flop and Apple knows it.
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nullishdomain • today at 12:28 AM
> It's been 2.5 years and Apple still hasn't sold out of its test run of 500k units.
I don't know why you would post something that is clearly not true? They released an upgraded version, sporting an M5, October 2025. They do not sell the original M2 version anymore.
The only thing you need to see is how many Apple employees use them. Answer, almost none
If it was amazing as a display for work then most Apple employees would be using them at work. It's not, so they aren't
If it was amazing as a movie viewer most Apple employees would be watching movies on them. It's not, so they aren't
repeat for any other use case.
Compare to iPhone/iPad/Mac, every Apple employee uses them. Probably included in that Airpods, Homepods, AppleTV, Apple Watch.