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Magic leap founded in 2010 Raised $2.6 Billion Revenue: $0?

• nrp 7y ago
  It wouldn’t be $0, since they have likely sold a few tens of thousands of dev kits. Gross profit on those devices is likely zero or worse though.
  • Nition 7y ago
    > a few tens of thousands of dev kits I'd be willing to bet that it's more like a few thousand at most. Does anyone here know anyone with a Magic Leap One (maybe yes, since this is Hacker News, but still...)?
    • nrp 7y ago
      Fair. Karl is probably close to the mark with his estimate of 5-8k. I would also guess that the vast majority of those are in the hands of other companies in the AR space rather than end-users of AR experiences.
      • soylentgraham 7y ago
        ^ this. I am unable to buy a pair (in London), but I have some loaned to me from ML so I can help someone deliver a product (for festivals, not the store/consumers) Both these things continue to point toward the hype machine over mass market/sales/consumer consumption
    • dorkwood 7y ago
      A developer friend of mine has a pair. They’re pretty underwhelming. It basically creates a small rectangular overlay in the centre of your vision. Far from the fully immersive experience I was expecting.
      • neuronic 7y ago
        > Far from the fully immersive experience I was expecting. That's because they were advertising a fully immersive experience. In reality, they did what Microsoft has done with HoloLens anyways, just worse.