Apple’s advertising chief Greg Joswiak right now mentioned the Imaginative and prescient Professional will likely be launching in South Korea and the United Arab Emirates on Friday, November 15.
In a press launch for South Korea, Apple mentioned the Imaginative and prescient Professional will likely be accessible to pre-order there beginning Monday, November 4 at 10 a.m. native time. In one other press launch, Apple mentioned pre-orders within the United Arab Emirates start on the identical day at 5 a.m. native time.
Apple now has localized Imaginative and prescient Professional and visionOS 2 pages in South Korea and the United Arab Emirates with extra particulars. In South Korea, Apple mentioned clients will have the ability to schedule a 30-minute Imaginative and prescient Professional demo at an Apple Retailer within the nation. Apple mentioned it plans to share extra particulars about this expertise after pre-orders start.
Apple first launched the Imaginative and prescient Professional within the U.S. in February, with pricing beginning at $3,499. In June and July, the headset launched in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, the U.Okay., China, Hong Kong, Japan, and Singapore. With the additions of South Korea and the United Arab Emirates, the headset will likely be accessible in 12 international locations and areas.
In July, analysis agency IDC estimated that Imaginative and prescient Professional gross sales would whole lower than 500,000 models this yr. In a current interview, Apple CEO Tim Prepare dinner acknowledged that the Imaginative and prescient Professional will not be a mass-market product on account of its excessive value.
“At $3,500, it isn’t a mass-market product,” mentioned Prepare dinner. “Proper now, it is an early-adopter product. Individuals who wish to have tomorrow’s know-how right now—that is who it is for. Luckily, there’s sufficient people who find themselves in that camp that it is thrilling.”