[iamgopal]

Apple’s core competence is to wait for some good product hit the market and later improve it to make it much better and fetch their market share. Being forefront of the tech is not their skill, their skill is integration , supplier, and supply chain Logistics’s, and a design

[Shawnj2]

I think they didn’t wait long enough tbh

The experience you get is probably better than any existing VR headset but I struggle to see myself valuing it at more than $500. The FOV and resolution still both suck and the headset is super bulky. I would rather use a phone or laptop/tablet to co some content since it’s much more pixel dense. If they can make a slimmer, lighter version with much higher pixel density it might be worth getting one but the tech is nowhere near there yet.

[EVa5I7bHFq9mnYK]

Resolution and weight are both subject to Moore law and are guaranteed to improve. People will use it ... at some point in the future.

[asadotzler]

Facebook bought Oculus 10 years ago. Nothing is better about weight. It's worse, in fact. The 1.5 pound dorkbox smashed against your face is literally heavier and uglier than it was a decade ago. Take that Moore's law bullshit somewhere else. These things aren't going to be 30 grams for 30 years.

[omikun]

Yes but with 20x the resolution and the processing power of the ps4 running at 20W. Where's the bullshit?

[Shawnj2]

That point is like 10+ years in the future though

[thebruce87m]

I don’t think this has ever been true. There are too many things they do where they have created a market out of nothing. The general public had never paid for digital music or apps until apple created the market. Same with contactless payment from phones.

You can argue that any of these technologies existed before and they “followed”, but that’s a pretty distorted view when apple made the market - they didn’t take market share from others.

[midnitewarrior]

They didn't invent the smart phone, they made it accessible.

They didn't invent the tablet, they made it popular.

They didn't invent the laptop, they made it a status symbol.

They didn't invent mobile apps, they made them ubiquitous.

They don't invent much, but they improve it through industry-leading design (usually) and market it and willingly lock you into it.

[thebruce87m]

I don’t think I’ve ever seen them claim to invent any of those things. I’ve only ever seen other people claim they do.

> They don't invent much

They probably invent at the same rate as others investing in R&D.

> and willingly lock you into it.

They vertically integrate. Their customers obviously like this and aren’t bothered that it isn’t open. It’s not a bad thing, unless you consider the behaviour bad from all companies.

[tim333]

You could argue the pro is a better Meta Quest 3. Though here's Zuck arguing it's worse https://www.instagram.com/zuck/reel/C3TkhmivNzt/?hl=en

[midnitewarrior]

Anything can be made better for 3x the price.