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> nobody is really bothering with the content And it's a shame because Apple is perfectly positioned to solve this. Apple makes mainstream and popular TV sho
by vineyardmike 3y ago
> nobody is really bothering with the content
And it's a shame because Apple is perfectly positioned to solve this.
Apple makes mainstream and popular TV shows. Apple owns rights to broadcast sporting events. Apple makes custom cameras to film their promotional VR content. But apple didn't invest in "real" feature films or movies shot in VR natively. Apple isn't making "on the field" VR sports broadcasts. Apple even has more money than some nations to throw at this. They're perfectly positioned, but they're simply not producing enough.
Beyond direct content production, Apple has a huge developer community that could've been mobilized to make software. They should've thrown a dev unit to every indie app developer with halfway substantial sales. It'd only cost a few million, and they'd have gotten a ton more apps at launch, as well as probably doubled the initial userbase.
- throwaway11460 3y agoI don't think they want large sales now. They are building the necessary supply chains and production capabilities, getting rid of bugs in manufacturing and software, trying out software approaches, making proper QA procedures etc. The ML-optimized CPUs are not yet ready too. I think what you're saying will be relevant for the 2026 version.