jeffyoulose t1_iu2uhju wrote on October 28, 2022 at 3:26 AM

Reply to comment by InterPunct in Facebook parent Meta's stock plummets after dismal earnings report. by SUPRVLLAN

Don't rule out Zuck yet. He has smart people working for him. Metaverse isn't something you can easily replicate -- without all the hardware. Patents will also prevent competitors from scooping up the innovation. Especially wrt the VR hardware.

tonytexe t1_iu2v80w wrote on October 28, 2022 at 3:32 AM

Ever heard of this company called Apple?

jeffyoulose t1_iu3z409 wrote on October 28, 2022 at 11:43 AM

Apple doesn't have any VR hardware. In fact they haven't really had an innovative product since Job's death. iPad. Was the last big product. Now they are just milking off iphone and ipad.

slowslownotbad t1_iu42ji8 wrote on October 28, 2022 at 12:17 PM

Rumour is the Apple VR product launches next year.

If they focus on professional work rather than BS social media I can think of a few use cases that’ll be big.

jeffyoulose t1_iu4hrwl wrote on October 28, 2022 at 2:17 PM

Yeah like in construction and architecture. Being able to annotate a building with instructions to the builder on how to frame, plumb, ventilate would be great.

tonytexe t1_iu4xj5s wrote on October 28, 2022 at 4:04 PM

Honestly I think it will be live sporting events that will change things. If camera tech can get there, you’ll feel like you’re sitting courtside… if Apple nails that, then yea…