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Apple started out as a personal computer company—which was a radical concept because there was no good answer to “What are regular people going to do with one”.

Apple started out as a personal computer company—which was a radical concept because there was no good answer to “What are regular people going to do with one”. Mainframes and terminals were useful, but personal computers only had minor applications. The Vision Pro product is inline with this philosophy of building a good product with no clear purpose and letting users figure it out. It is going to take years for someone to come up with a good use. Think about how long it took AirPods and Apple play to catch on.

crooked-v 2y ago
People focus a lot about VR/AR needing to have a "killer app", but I think that line of thought is really off the mark. The point of an AR device, done well, is to be a phone/computer replacement that lets you do whatever you were doing with one but without always needing your hands or a specific location. The reason the idea isn't mass-market popular yet is entirely because the hardware just isn't good enough (too heavy, too big, too battery-hungry), and as soon as it is good enough, plenty of people will start using.
- Nevermark 2y ago
  For me the Vision Pro has been my “Mac replacement” in terms of how I use and love it. (Even though it needs a Mac.) I completely customized the light shield and straps to be very conformable with a wider field of view. Third version was the charm. Apple could have done better. Games they have are very meh. Pass. Got a Quest for that. But 3D movies are finally what 3D should be. At least the well done ones. Blade Runner 2049, Dune Part 1, are fantastic. Felt like I hadn’t really seen them before. Strange to me they only have a few “environments”. Gorgeous, just so few. I use them to focus when working and meditate. I hope they keep up with it as a developer friendly Mac replacement. It does that well, and with just a few improvements could be significantly better. Devs using it will start building for it, even if just to scratch an itch.

crooked-v 2y ago

People focus a lot about VR/AR needing to have a "killer app", but I think that line of thought is really off the mark. The point of an AR device, done well, is to be a phone/computer replacement that lets you do whatever you were doing with one but without always needing your hands or a specific location. The reason the idea isn't mass-market popular yet is entirely because the hardware just isn't good enough (too heavy, too big, too battery-hungry), and as soon as it is good enough, plenty of people will start using.

Nevermark 2y ago
For me the Vision Pro has been my “Mac replacement” in terms of how I use and love it. (Even though it needs a Mac.) I completely customized the light shield and straps to be very conformable with a wider field of view. Third version was the charm. Apple could have done better. Games they have are very meh. Pass. Got a Quest for that. But 3D movies are finally what 3D should be. At least the well done ones. Blade Runner 2049, Dune Part 1, are fantastic. Felt like I hadn’t really seen them before. Strange to me they only have a few “environments”. Gorgeous, just so few. I use them to focus when working and meditate. I hope they keep up with it as a developer friendly Mac replacement. It does that well, and with just a few improvements could be significantly better. Devs using it will start building for it, even if just to scratch an itch.