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That's the vision I see. But I was specifically responding to the article which opens with this quote by Om Malik: >With that caveat, I think both, the big (T
by strict9 3y ago
That's the vision I see.
But I was specifically responding to the article which opens with this quote by Om Malik:
>With that caveat, I think both, the big (TV) and biggest (movie theater) screens are going to go the way of the DVD. We could replace those with a singular, more personal screen — that will sit on our face. Yes, virtual reality headsets are essentially the television and theaters of the future.
And the rest of the article lays out a mostly supporting case with the missing apps argument.
- rickdeckard 3y agoI think that describes the dream-scenario of Apple: Making a controlled AR/VR in front of your eyes so ubiquitous that not only TV-sales and cinemas disappear, but companies no longer advertise on screens and billboards and instead pay Apple to rent advertising real-estate on "personal screens" of their target-group... The scary thing is that noone is better equipped to achieve this dystopian goal than Apple, already entering the space with a fully protected walled garden... If I'd be Netflix (or even Disney), I wouldn't rush to support such a future...
- criddell 3y agoI'm a fan of Om's work, but I don't really believe that's what he really thinks. He also says he doesn't understand why people own televisions. Om has been on many hours of video podcasts (TWiT). Apparently he understands why somebody would watch a podcast but not why they would own a television? I don't buy it.
- FireBeyond 3y agoFamily movie night being replaced by everyone sitting plugged in to their headsets sounds very dystopian, something out of Snow Crash. And that’s after you buy a VP for you, your partner and your 2.2 children… only $14,000!