We are heading towards a year since the presentation of the Apple Vision Pro, in June last year at WWDC 2023. However, its launch only took place in February of the same year, but only in the States -United. Doubt about the arrival date of the Vision Pro in USA and other countries is therefore frequent.
In recent weeks, the idea that the Vision Pro will be launched in new countries very soon has been on the lips of many analysts, all within the framework of WWDC 2024, the date of which is already confirmed from June 10. It is an idea which is now reinforced by the leak that in some countries the launch is already in preparation by training store employees. France, warm up. USA, wait.
France, among the countries selected by Apple for Europe
Whether you like it more or less, the truth is that the Apple Vision Pro is not just any product of the brand. They expect a lot from him and therefore want to measure in detail everything that concerns his commercial policy. That they were released in the United States first responds to Apple’s idea of testing (so to speak) with an audience that it knows very well and which is generally more predisposed to being so. Early adopters
The next step in a launch like this is usually to take him to other “friendly” countries, which are those in which they generally have a good share with their products. In the case of USA, and despite the fact that products like the iPhone are growing rapidly, they still do not seem to be on Apple’s immediate roadmap.
In our neighboring country, there are already indications that the Vision Pro will arrive soon. French media outlet WatchGeneration reports that some Apple employees in the country are already starting to receive training to familiarize themselves with the product in preparation for its market launch. This is something that was also leaked on American Workers’ Day and was ultimately the prelude to the launch announcement in February.
In 9to5Mac they also show other signs of an international launch by hinting that in Australia and Japan There is a list of vacant Apple jobs that reference the Vision Pro, so they are also targeting other territories. Although if there is one confirmed, it is China, as Tim Cook himself expressed last week, although without giving too many hints beyond that, it will be “this year”. And this despite the legal problems linked to the Vision Pro name that Apple has in this territory.
Third time’s the charm with USA. At least that’s what we hope…
Apple fans in USA are already used to being among the first countries to which Apple products arrive. Let’s take the example of the iPhone, since traditionally you had to wait a few weeks after the launch in other countries and since the iPhone
With Vision Pro it seems that things are changing and Nothing indicates that we are in this second series of launches. We cannot completely rule out that we are not there because ultimately it is Apple that has this determination. However, the fact that so far we have no idea suggests that we will have to wait for this third wave.
No one knows when this third launch will take place. If the launch in the aforementioned countries is announced in June with WWDC, we can hypothesize that it will be in September when they announce the rest with the presentation of the iPhone 16. But that would be just that, a pool without any real foundation.
On the positive side, those who wish to purchase a Vision Pro living in USA and do not want to wait, They will have an easier time buying in France than in the United States, given that it will be a much shorter trip and also cheaper, although it remains to be seen now in dollars what the final price of the product will be, which should be the same or at least very close to the one we have in USA.
Likewise, the question of the European guarantee is also much more convenient. Even if Apple guarantees a one-year warranty worldwide on the purchase of the Vision Pro in the United States, in France we know that it will be at least two years. There aren’t three as will be offered in USA, but it’s not bad. Of course, everything remains to be formalized to know more details on how to manage possible repairs, or even complete replacements.
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