Submitted by DarthBuzzard t3_11pgosp in technology
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unmondeparfait t1_jbyxnnt wrote
Stop this. VR/AR isn't going to do any better this time around. I know, back in 2011 you were all convinced that VR, Bitcoin, solar freakin' roadways, Elon Musk, and Ron Paul were going to save the world, but that was wrong. On every count. VR isn't going to happen. Maybe when the next hype cycle comes around in 20 years, or maybe the one after that. For now it's a toy.
DarthBuzzard OP t1_jbz31cx wrote
VR in the 1990s lasted what, two years? Total $ investment in the hundreds of millions at best? No large corporation releasing headsets?
That's wildly different to today. It is still a niche platform for sure, but it's still here and hasn't gone in year three, and has tens of billions of dollars in investment across many large corporations, with a lot of advancements that are being made.
As for AR, it's never been tried before as a consumer product, so there was no previous attempt.
No0nesSlickAsGaston t1_jbzd89a wrote
Tim's Newton from Steve's stubbornness.
GreatBigJerk t1_jbze1fm wrote
The tech behind VR is pretty solid, and there is a ton of VR content available. It's expensive and a niche thing right now, but it's not bullshit or vaporware.
postart777 t1_jbzz527 wrote
His legacy is secure, that is certain, but it is not pretty. iAnthropocene
TheCh0rt t1_jc07vvv wrote
Nice try, Tim.
icebeat t1_jc0h423 wrote
Did you already used? Otherwise shutout
hoti0101 t1_jc0rs1b wrote
If you bet on Elon Musk and bitcoin in 2011 you’d be a very wealthy person right now.
barrystrawbridgess t1_jc20tcc wrote
Tim Apple now transforms into Tim Headset.
Nariessential t1_jbxyhr5 wrote
most notable failure of his likely.