[no1youknowz]

According to venturebeat[0]. Samsung has 1m gear VR users. We all know how apple has a far superior supply chain, creates better software experiences and does things "right".

So is it that much of a stretch for them to actually come out with a mobile VR headset?

Think about it.

- They make the phones.

- They make the vr software.

- They already have the eco-system for you to get apps from and the developers to sell through.

- They can sell upgrades for face/hand tracking, etc.

What about a version of FaceTime, where 2 people can call each other and play a game together?

Within a very short time could exceed what Oculus is doing very quickly.

[0]: http://venturebeat.com/2016/05/11/oculus-and-samsung-have-1m...

[robert_tweed]

I came here to say the same thing. I wonder where all these rumours about a car are coming from? Smoke and mirrors?

Frankly, that idea sounds ridiculous, but the first "good" VR headset is something that Apple is absolutely capable of delivering and importantly, it fits the R&D spending figures in the article (a car would cost them a lot more).

They also happen to have a number of unique strengths such as their own OS, their own SoC that give them a huge advantage over anyone else in market.

It also makes sense that Apple would not want Facebook to gain any traction with the Oculus Store in competition to their own App Store, so frankly it would be a huge strategic mistake for Apple not to release a VR device within the next 2 years. I just think they won't release anything until all the user-hostile kinks have been worked out.

Apple is not, as many seem to be suggesting in this thread, about applying "disruptive UX" to random markets like cars. They are about giving new technologies mass-market appeal. They take something niche (like MP3 players, smartphones, or VR) and they make it into something that everyone wants.

[bobbyi_settv]

> We all know how apple has a far superior supply chain, creates better software experiences and does things "right"

Um, what? I assure you that "we all" don't agree with your favorite ice cream flavor, rock band or "software experience". In terms of "software experience", Apple aren't showing much hope of catching up to Android on mobile, much of their desktop application software is abysmal (iTunes, Quicktime, etc.), and their desktop OS experience, while decent, gets less "right" with every version.

[sametmax]

> We all know how apple has a far superior supply chain, creates better software experiences and does things "right"

"We all know" ? The starting point for your whole desmonstration is assuming general agrement of one of the biggest source of troll of all time ?