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by abakker 2959 days ago
Well, iOS, right? or Android? or are those not "Computers" ?

If I had the money to bet, I'd be betting on AR as the next major paradigm, though. I think the idea of OS changes a lot when you get rid of the "slab of glass with a terminal" model. If computers are fundamentally ubiquitous, then what an OS does will need to be quite a bit different. I'm not sure it replaces a legacy computer, but I genuinely hope to have AR be a completely alternative option for most applications.

If I had to guess where the funding for that salesforce will come from, I'd guess: Softbank, and other mega-VC funds. if you do successfully create the next wave forward for computing, and you can provide the systems to enable it, the rewards are likely commensurate. I think this is why everyone is so interested in AR. Magic Leap is the darling, but Google, Apple, and Microsoft all agree that this is a critical turn, and are putting in the dollars to win.

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> Well, iOS, right? or Android? or are those not "Computers" ?

iOS is NextStep, and Android is Linux, so in that way what Steve said holds true, given that Linux wasn't developed commercially.

I’d place my bet on driverless and personal assistants as the next OS platforms. VR will be part of a personal assistant OS.