This question was inspired by a wager made in the Vergecast episode “Sonos loses to Google, and Threads takes on Twitter” at around the 1:03:30 timestamp. Chris Welch claimed that Apple will eventually release a soundbar. Nilay Patel claimed that Apple would release a cheap Vision Pro first. Kudos to them for creating a wager.

Criteria

Apple has to call it a “soundbar”.

A cheap Vision Pro is $1,000 (USD) or less. Apple doesn’t have to call it cheap.

I understand “released” to mean the product is being received by customers.

Only the first product needs to be released for this question to be resolved. Apple does not need to release the other product for this question to be resolved.

If Apple releases both products at the same time, then I’ll resolve this question to NO.

If Apple releases a product that is both a “soundbar” and a cheap Vision Pro, then I’ll resolve this question to NO, after making sure I’m not looking at The Onion.

Notices

I will not bet on this question.

I prefer my questions to be unambiguous and objective. Suggest improvements or ask for clarification, preferably before placing bets. Get my attention by @-mentioning me. I want this question to match the wager between Chris Welch and Nilay Patel, so I may attempt to forward clarifying questions to them.

I will block people who unnecessarily make my markets an unpleasant place to participate. Please stay on topic, be sincere, and de-escalate conflict.

Put your mana where your mouth is, but don’t bet more than you’re willing to lose.