Apple drops 60 Vision pros as the headset pivot stalls

Apple is letting go of around sixty Vision employees, according to the latest reports, as the company shifts its priorities on the headset line. The cuts are part of a broader tightening across the hardware division — not just Vision, but across the products that haven't hit their stride.

The Vision Pro launched with a lot of hype and a price tag that said 'early adopter.' It was always going to be a hard sell at that price, and the market has made it clear: people want a lighter, cheaper, more useful headset, and Apple hasn't delivered that yet. The layoffs signal the company is recalibrating — or in some cases, just admitting a product isn't working and moving on. That's normal in tech. What matters is what comes next.

Why this matters for us: if the Vision line is winding down, it means the next wave of mixed-reality tools will come from Meta, Amazon, or the open-source crowd — and those are the ones we'll actually be able to afford and use for the side hustles, the workshops, and the day-to-day grind.