Apple is unlikely to announce its rumored mixed reality headset or its new augmented reality operating system at next week's WWDC with mass production of the device still some ways off, according to Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo.
Ian Zelbo is the designer.
Apple's competitors will immediately off copycat projects and release rival products before Apple's headset launches in 2023, according to a pair of statements made on Tuesday.
The most recent report by Mark Gurman of a report that Apple would make a full-blown announcement of its headset at the conference is similar to the thoughts of Kuo.
The long-rumored operating system believed to run on Apple's mixed-reality headset was first spotted in Apple source code earlier this year, and rumors of Apple announcing its headset sooner rather than later.
Both Gurman and a practicing lawyer have said that the trademark filing date deadlines are a legal requirement and that their close proximity to WWDC is very likely coincidence.
Gurman previously reported that the launch of the headset will likely be delayed until 2023 due to a plethora of development problems, including issues with overheating from at least one chip on par with the M1 Pro, as well as camera and software challenges.
According to Gurman, the launch of a new MacBook Air with M2 chip is one possibility, supply chain issues notwithstanding.
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