(01-31-2024, 12:22 PM)Polident wrote: It’s interesting insofar as even Apple seems to concede it’s not the product they wanted to make. The technology, at least as at a reasonable cost. Even for Apple. The whole endeavor seems like a way to bleed money out of loyalists and set the groundwork for what it someday might be.I read something on X from a Microsoft guy who claims he told Bill Gates way back when to buy all of Web 2.0 when it emerged but Gates turned him down.
The depth pictures and videos are also kind of creepy. It’s literally the minority report thing. Apparently new iPhones can capture them as well and reviewers recommend creating a backlog of them now. But yeah. There’s something creepy about peering into a 3D portal vs the abstraction of 2D photo and video.
Some in the tech space believe that this type of 'spatial computing' really is the future and the groundwork that Apple is putting in now will make them the market leader. Much like how Steve Jobs was early with the iPhone and everyone, including Microsoft execs, believed it was ridiculous to sell such an expensive phone that doubled as a PDA.
What is hurting Apple right now though is their ridiculous app store requirements and astronomical fees. Spotify and YouTube simply decided not to release apps on the Vision Pro.
I enjoyed some of the applications on Oculus, especially Beat Saber and Half Life Alyx. But I don't think a walled off Apple version of Oculus is as exciting.
However Apple might be able to deliver the VR/AR interface needed to bring it to the masses. Because most VR devices are still too cumbersome and complicated for normies or the performance just isn't there to ensure a mass market price. What I've seen hasn't impressed me though.
What is impressive if their marketing