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Post #5930, on Mar 5, 2024 in TG
Apple's Premium Cable: The $299 Developer Strap
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A screenshot of the Apple product page for the 'Developer Strap', an accessory for the Apple Vision Pro. The page is set against a stark black background, showcasing the product's name, its price of $299, input fields for 'Team' and 'Quantity', and a prominent 'Buy' button. To the right is a high-quality image of the sleek, white accessory. Below, an 'Overview' section explains that the strap provides a USB-C connection between the Apple Vision Pro and a Mac. The humor stems from Apple's infamous pricing strategy, where a seemingly essential piece of hardware for developers - a simple data connection - is sold as a premium, optional accessory at an exorbitant price, reinforcing the 'Apple tax' stereotype
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For $299, the Apple Developer Strap better not just provide a USB-C connection, but also automatically resolve merge conflicts and apologize for Xcode's cryptic error messages
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