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So what are the chances that this ends up like Betamax? I mean that a technically inferior alternative will allow porn and take over.

ceejayoz 3y ago
VHS didn't have manufacturer-controlled content purchasing. The other major VR device manufacturers have a similar approach; you get the apps and content through their stores. Sony, Facebook, Google, etc. are all similarly unlikely to have official porn support; Steam is perhaps the most likely (as they permit at least some adult gaming on their store). I suspect you'll see plenty of porn apps in jailbreak / sideload world. Quest already has 'em that way.
- MBCook 3y ago
  We still don’t know whether or not there is an official side loading story (ala Mac) or if it’s locked down (ala iOS, though I think that’s odds favorite).
herval 3y ago
What's the chances the iPhone will end up like Betamax? It doesn't offer porn apps, after all
- fragmede 3y ago
  Safari visits Pornhub just fine. The question is if video playing will support side-by-side video for 3D in the browser.
  - herval 3y ago
    Since webxr is confirmed to be supported, and u can do 3d video with it, it’d be extremely unlikely they would restrict that
- dandellion 3y ago
  Higher than zero, its market share is much lower than Android.
- MBCook 3y ago
  I agree. It’s been 16 years. Clearly failed like Beta.
s4i 3y ago
That is not why Betamax failed. There was porn on beta. Betamax failed because the cassettes didn’t hold as much tape as VHS and JVC’s licensing model for recorders was cheaper and more straightforward than Sony’s. In the rental market, the format with slightly less friction was a bit more popular each year, which sealed the deal by the mid-80s.
- MBCook 3y ago
  Plus, when Beta made alterations to fit more on a tape (extended play modes to use the VHS term), the quality dropped to close to VHS levels, so the advantage was gone. Even then, VHS could do the same thing, drop quality more, and fit EVEN MORE on a tape. It seems pretty clear to me, ignoring licensing which was a huge issue, that beta was designed for recording TV shows while VHS also had movies in mind.

ceejayoz 3y ago

VHS didn't have manufacturer-controlled content purchasing. The other major VR device manufacturers have a similar approach; you get the apps and content through their stores. Sony, Facebook, Google, etc. are all similarly unlikely to have official porn support; Steam is perhaps the most likely (as they permit at least some adult gaming on their store). I suspect you'll see plenty of porn apps in jailbreak / sideload world. Quest already has 'em that way.

MBCook 3y ago
We still don’t know whether or not there is an official side loading story (ala Mac) or if it’s locked down (ala iOS, though I think that’s odds favorite).

herval 3y ago

What's the chances the iPhone will end up like Betamax? It doesn't offer porn apps, after all

fragmede 3y ago
Safari visits Pornhub just fine. The question is if video playing will support side-by-side video for 3D in the browser.
- herval 3y ago
  Since webxr is confirmed to be supported, and u can do 3d video with it, it’d be extremely unlikely they would restrict that
dandellion 3y ago
Higher than zero, its market share is much lower than Android.
MBCook 3y ago
I agree. It’s been 16 years. Clearly failed like Beta.

s4i 3y ago

That is not why Betamax failed. There was porn on beta. Betamax failed because the cassettes didn’t hold as much tape as VHS and JVC’s licensing model for recorders was cheaper and more straightforward than Sony’s. In the rental market, the format with slightly less friction was a bit more popular each year, which sealed the deal by the mid-80s.

MBCook 3y ago
Plus, when Beta made alterations to fit more on a tape (extended play modes to use the VHS term), the quality dropped to close to VHS levels, so the advantage was gone. Even then, VHS could do the same thing, drop quality more, and fit EVEN MORE on a tape. It seems pretty clear to me, ignoring licensing which was a huge issue, that beta was designed for recording TV shows while VHS also had movies in mind.