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> you couldn’t pay me to wear an Apple Watch all day > pushing Siri for years and never gained the loved adoption that chatGPT has, I say this politely, maybe

> you couldn’t pay me to wear an Apple Watch all day > pushing Siri for years and never gained the loved adoption that chatGPT has, I say this politely, maybe you have bad taste? Lots of people voluntarily pay for an Apple Watch for the privilege of wearing it all day. When Apple released the HomePod mini it quickly grabbed market share against Alexa et al. Siri has been available on apple devices for years, and a huge chunk of consumers use it regularly. The nice thing about a lot of tech, is that you don’t have to use it how the creators want. The first gen Apple Watch didn’t focus on fitness and health, but the latest ones do became that’s how people used it. I’m not sure how you think the “Siri” strategy is repeated here, but Siri is a success. I’m very skeptical that apple will find a winner with a VR headset but you’re not exactly providing an argument that you understand consumers. A much simpler argument is that it’s too expensive and does too little - the original HomePod is a good example. Apple of all companies can make the hardware good, but ultimately it’s still very expensive to generate VR content.

anonymouse008 3y ago
Just because there are sales, doesn’t make it good business. And I guess you’re right; the simplest argument with my taste is: VR/AR are technologies looking for solutions * meaningful solutions. And maybe SOL and others are right that hands free readers are the most meaningful solution for these head worn devices. [Apple Watch was always going to be fitness (everything before it was fitness). HomePod is amazing but not communicated correctly for people to know it’s there. Siri is horrid to deal with as a developer, tho dictation is amazing as an interface. There’s too much to talk about - basically Apple achieved the center of the digital life for all the devices Jobs put up on the screen in the 90s and now they need the new devices / activities and nothings been as universal as the past]

anonymouse008 3y ago

Just because there are sales, doesn’t make it good business. And I guess you’re right; the simplest argument with my taste is: VR/AR are technologies looking for solutions * meaningful solutions. And maybe SOL and others are right that hands free readers are the most meaningful solution for these head worn devices. [Apple Watch was always going to be fitness (everything before it was fitness). HomePod is amazing but not communicated correctly for people to know it’s there. Siri is horrid to deal with as a developer, tho dictation is amazing as an interface. There’s too much to talk about - basically Apple achieved the center of the digital life for all the devices Jobs put up on the screen in the 90s and now they need the new devices / activities and nothings been as universal as the past]