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Apple Pulls Back on Vision Pro as Sales Lag, Pivoting Resources to AI Glasses

IDC estimates just 45,000 units shipped in the 2025 holiday quarter and Sensor Tower tracks a more than 95% cut to digital ads.

Overview

  • Multiple reports say Apple has reduced Vision Pro manufacturing and marketing after weaker-than-expected demand, with no official sales figures disclosed.
  • IDC reports the headset’s assembler, Luxshare, halted production early in 2025 following an estimated 390,000 units shipped in 2024.
  • The refreshed M5 model launched last fall with comfort and battery tweaks but, per industry estimates, made little impact on sales.
  • Bloomberg reporting indicates Apple paused a lower-cost next-gen headset (N100) and reassigned engineers toward AI-enabled smart glasses, and Apple declined to comment on the reports.
  • Analysts cite a $3,499 price, heavy form factor, limited battery life, and a small visionOS app library of about 3,000 titles, as the device remains confined to 13 markets in a VR sector that fell roughly 14% year over year with Meta dominating unit share.