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That's a skeumorphic anchor to get people comfortable with a new technology. Not just that. It also makes the Vision not just an ill-defined VR product, but al
by microtonal 3y ago
That's a skeumorphic anchor to get people comfortable with a new technology.
Not just that. It also makes the Vision not just an ill-defined VR product, but also a 'MacBook Air or iPad for on the go with far more screen real estate'. This pitch resonates with pro users who are not necessarily interested in VR. The initial reaction of Apple-using friends/family is: I'd probably buy this as a replacement for a MacBook + external screen. It also makes the pricing more acceptable - it's about the same prices as a non-mediocre spec'ed MacBook Air + Studio Display.
- tsimionescu 3y ago> The initial reaction of Apple-using friends/family is: I'd probably buy this as a replacement for a MacBook + external screen Then I believe they misunderstood the presentation, since this device is not a replacement for a MacBook, since it just can't run the same software. And even if it could, it would be much, much slower at it, since it has to spend huge compute resources on constant refresh of two 4k+ screens plus advanced vision algorithms to process the camera input and overlay the 3D graphics onto it in the expected locations.
- sebzim4500 3y agoFor the significant portion of users that spend $2k on a macbook and then use it as a webbrowser 99% of the time I think this could work great.