{"id":216800,"date":"2024-03-25T15:52:31","date_gmt":"2024-03-25T15:52:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/25\/apple-set-to-launch-vision-pro-in-china-this-year\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:19:57","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:19:57","slug":"apple-set-to-launch-vision-pro-in-china-this-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/25\/apple-set-to-launch-vision-pro-in-china-this-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple set to launch Vision Pro in China this year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/readwrite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Apple-Vision-Pro-availability-selfie-with-Tim-Cook_big.jpg.large_-900x600.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Apple have announced they will launch their Vision Pro headset in China this year, CEO Tim Cook told Chinese state media.<\/p>\n<p>In a video posted by China Central Television (CCTV) on social media platform Weibo, Cook responded \u2018yes\u2019 when asked if <a href=\"https:\/\/readwrite.com\/apple-vision-pro-expected-to-launch-in-nine-countries-soon\/\">the Vision Pro would launch in China<\/a> at some point this year.<\/p>\n<p>The virtual and augmented reality headset was launched by Apple in the US in February for $3,500.<\/p>\n<p>However, this venture into the Chinese market will see Apple compete with local headset company Pico \u2013 which is owned by <a href=\"https:\/\/readwrite.com\/tiktok-owner-bytedance-offers-to-buy-back-billions-in-stock\/\">TikTok owner ByteDance<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Pico\u2019s latest headset \u2013 Pico 4 \u2013 is currently only available in Europe and East Asia and costs around $700, significantly less than the Vision Pro.<\/p>\n<h2>Why is Tom Cook in China?<\/h2>\n<p>The Apple CEO has been in China for the last few days, during which he attended the China Development Forum in Beijing as well as visiting a new Apple store in Shanghai. Cook\u2019s visit to China, <a href=\"https:\/\/readwrite.com\/apple-ceo-tim-cook-visits-shanghai-after-iphone-sales-slow-in-china\/\">comes amid a turbulent time for Apple in the Asian country<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The tech giant\u2019s sales in the greater China area fell 13% in the December quarter. The reasons are customers limiting spending and revived competition in the smartphone market from rival company Huawei.<\/p>\n<p>As <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2024\/02\/02\/apples-biggest-issues-in-china-right-now-after-sales-plunged.html\">reported in CNBC<\/a>, Will Wong, senior researcher at IDC said:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe don\u2019t expect the iPhone\u2019s shipment growth to return to positive territory in 2024 in China, with Huawei expected to remain the key contributor while more advanced technologies like AI and foldable grabbing more attention from consumers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, Cook pledged Apple\u2019s commitment to the Chinese market:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am very confident in it (China),\u201d Cook said on one of videos posted on CCTV\u2019s Weibo account.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI love China, I love being here, I love the people and the culture. Every time I come here, I am reminded that anything is possible here.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Apple has yet to set an official launch date for the Vision Pro in China.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Featured image: Apple<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/readwrite.com\/apple-set-to-launch-vision-pro-in-china-this-year\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Apple have announced they will launch their Vision Pro headset in China this year, CEO Tim Cook told Chinese state media. 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