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Apple is reportedly planning to reveal its next big thing in 3 months — and some within the company are worried

Apple is reportedly planning to reveal its next big thing in 3 months — and some within the company are worried
  • Apple is reportedly planning to reveal its mixed reality goggles in June — its next major product.

  • Some Apple execs are concerned with its high price and whether it will be popular enough, NYT reports.

  • It's expected to cost around $3,000, and some testers have said it's uncomfortable, per reports.

Apple is gearing up for its next big thing — but not everyone within the company is confident in it, according to a new report from The New York Times.

For years, Apple has been working on a mixed-reality headset believed to be shaped like ski goggles. The iPhone company is reportedly planning to reveal the futuristic goggles, the company's first major new product since the Apple Watch, in three months at a June event.

However, some current and former Apple executives and employees told the Times that there's doubt and worries about the product within the company.

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The headset, which mixes augmented reality and virtual reality, has some at Apple concerned with its high price, questions of how useful the product will prove to be, and whether it can perform in meaningful way in a largely nascent market, the Times reported.

Eight current and former employees told the Times that some within Apple have left the mixed reality headset project because they doubt its potential, while other employees have been fired for the headset's slow development with certain features, including its integration with the Siri voice assistant.

Executives at Apple have also reportedly questioned the headset's prospects to make a big splash at its initial release, per Bloomberg.