Looks like a lot of people on this thread think Google's goal is to beat Apple with the features, but in my opinion that's not the case. Google really has noth

Looks like a lot of people on this thread think Google's goal is to beat Apple with the features, but in my opinion that's not the case. Google really has nothing to lose by following iOS lead, it's good that they "gave up" on Tango and decided to follow ARKit because that means Google is not trying to beat iOS with Android, but trying to commoditize iOS. You really can't beat Apple at its own game, it's best to let go of that foolish goal and focus on trying to nullify whatever leverage Apple has with their few years lead. Sure ARCore won't be installed on a lot of devices now, but in a couple of years they probably will (This is not the same as the Android ecosystem currently being fragmented because AR provides an entirely new type of UX and will be significant enough for people to get a new phone), and as long as Android gets there Google will have achieved its goal--commoditize AR. In the end, Apple will have made tons of money with their iDevices, Google will NOT have, but they will have gained enough AR user-base that they can use it as their leverage, everybody wins.