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by lostgame 1707 days ago
>> This is like the amiga.

Problem is it was marketed like a supercomputer and what we got was an Amiga.

Which is fine for the hobbyist nerds who can see the potential. Not so good for literally anyone else.

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I do not disagree.

They are kinda doing the Tesla approach now (or as of 2019) where they are trying to sell a higher end experience.

Their medical demos / apps were really awesome.

You could place a virtual cadaver on the physical table.

When they work out view sharing that is gonna be amazing for collaboration.

They have a dream of "5G cities" where everyone walks around with these things fully connected.

I think that is the wrong direction. Will be curious to see what comes of it.

They have a dream of "5G cities" where everyone walks around with these things fully connected.

That's a nightmare. See "Hyperreality"[1], if you haven't. That may be the future of AR. Especially if Facebook is involved.

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJg02ivYzSs

I remember seeing this years ago, and feeling like "more people need to watch this".

Thank you for sharing it in this discussion!