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I don’t believe so. But Apple is acting here as its own Xerox PARC trying to do the right thing. They’ve done immense RnD into what is clearly (to me) the next
by kranke155 3y ago
I don’t believe so. But Apple is acting here as its own Xerox PARC trying to do the right thing.
They’ve done immense RnD into what is clearly (to me) the next computing platform. Now they have to release and see who figures out what to do with it exactly.
From memory no one knew that the biggest seller for GUI Macs would turn out to be desktop publishing. But when it happened they grabbed onto it.
Did anyone know what a personal computer would be used for either? Wozniak and Jobs were selling it to other enthusiasts. They didn’t think about spreadsheets and GUI or anything of what people would do with it exactly.
Vision Pro is the Apple 1. And without the Apple 1 how do you get to Apple II and Macintosh ?
- anonymouse008 3y agoYeah, I do wonder if that's the right frame, the Apple I one. The recent self-litmus test I ran was, would my grandmother and I really love this? Would we sit in line like we did for the iPhone and get one for each other so we can stay connected? VP is a resounding yes. That said we also got pebbles... though it was just the best at the time... she died too early to see the rest
- prawn 3y agoI think you're right. They know the future will be something like this. And that it's critical they're in the middle of it. They've likely mapped out early-adopter sales and figured it helps justify announcing now and getting developers thinking, rather than maintaining secrecy for another two years. Going public means they can test it in a full workplace like Apple Park without keeping it hidden in select labs.