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by intrasight 1133 days ago
When those major leaps occur, Apple should be well-positioned. Remember they play the long game. My office mate had Apple's first tablet 30 years ago - the Newton. And even further back - 40 years ago - Jobs said he didn't want the Mac to have a keyboard and mouse. He rightfully considered those to be a very artificial means of human-machine interface. His engineers made him understand that current tech didn't yet fulfill his dream. But that dream was eventually realized.

Those major leaps will occur. Apple has the wherewithal the stay the course. I'll look at the first generation VR headset the way I looked at their first tablet 30 years ago. Or their first computer 40 years ago.

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What dream was eventually realized? We still use kb and mouse
I suppose he must mean touchscreens? Which are about as inhuman as it gets.
Yes and no. Certainly the market thinks it's the best option at the moment.But certainly it won't be the interface we use in 20 years.