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sub-merge t1_j63u8sq wrote

Reply to comment by erosram in Intel Posts Largest Loss in Years as PC and Server Nosedives by Stiven_Crysis

I worked for intel in Vancouver from an acquisition they made for AR glasses called “Vaunt”. They flew us around the world, wasted billions then scrapped the project before launch about 5 months after announcing it. To this day, it was one of the most exciting and confusing projects I’ve ever worked on. I still wonder to this day what happened.

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katieberry t1_j64zxlr wrote

I heard a lot of this fell on BK’s terrible decision making (I’m also ex-Vaunt, though not by acquisition).

My favourite part was when they planned a PR blitz, backed out of announcing anything at the last minute, then details leaked, and The Verge had exclusivity rights so was able to publish their whole article as a result. The one time I haven’t been angry that something I was working on leaked.

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sub-merge t1_j65sylz wrote

Ah I remember working with you actually when they flew us and the Israeli team down to Santa Clara to basically have a 48 hour coding hackathon. Hope all is well!

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renlewin t1_j67grqm wrote

It definitely started with BK. I was in HR at Intel at the time, and the talk was there was a special team just to deal with him and his issues.

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skatecrimes t1_j64c9bt wrote

Probably research came back no one would buy them. Vr/ar is a huge money sink with little demand. Its got a few more generations before its small enough and good enough for mass usage.

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