[jyl]

Haven't dug deeply into Vision Pro but from what I've read/watched, the hardware differentiation is . . .

1. External display, lets people see your eyes and reactions (when you want them to).
2. Eye tracking, the goggle knows exactly what you're looking at, so no need for controllers in your hands to point at icons - you just look at the icon and pinch your fingers. It watches your fingers, you can't have your hand in a pocket but don't have to hold it out in any specific place.
3. Not positive, but seems like the pass-through may be at a new level, meaning you see external things almost exactly like you would without goggles.

#2 (and #3 if true) are clearly big pluses. I am struggling a little with #1.
- You're in an in-person meeting wearing your Vision Pro with other people who are not wearing VR goggles; okay they can see your eyes/reaction, but why are you wearing the goggles, should everyone in the meeting be seeing the same information?
- You're in an in-person meeting where everyone is wearing VR goggles, and you all want to see each others' eyes/reactions without using goofy avatars; okay, if the pass-through is really good, but how about the one person who is attending virtually, what does he see?
- You're at a social event wearing your goggles and want people to see your eyes/reaction; wait, are you an incel or something?
- You're out walking wearing your goggles and want passerby to see . . . look, you'd better be thinking about their reaction.

If the goggles ever get slimmed down to "large eyeglasses" form factor, then maybe. You could talk to hot chicks and constantly stare down their cleavage, while the front screen shows you looking deeply into their eyes the whole time. I still think wearing AR glasses at social events marks you as Unfkable, but what do I know.

I tried working in VR with Immersed and Quest 2, it was 90% of the way there but the last 10% was a problem (eye displays not quite good enough for fine print, and pass-through not good enough to type on physical keyboard.) I've thought of trying again with Quest Pro, now that the price is down to $1,000.