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Stopping manufacturing doesn't mean they don't value the IP. They spent a whole lot of money on this technology!
by echan00 9y ago
Stopping manufacturing doesn't mean they don't value the IP. They spent a whole lot of money on this technology!
- tinus_hn 9y agoBetter let it safely collect dust in a very dark cupboard!
- sp332 9y agoThe (updated) article points out that they're still using this stuff in Hololens, Windows Hello, and other gesture-control stuff. I think some of it has made it to the various VR headsets that are coming out for Windows this month.
- WorldMaker 9y agoAlso, stopping manufacturing doesn't mean they couldn't restart manufacturing if a demand or an application showed up. The updated article also mentions that the secondary markets are flooded with Kinect v2s for half retail price ($45), which is a pretty good reason to stop manufacturing if the demand isn't there. It also doesn't preclude Microsoft building a Kinect v3 in the future. (It doesn't even preclude Microsoft building a Kinect v3 in secret in the present.)