I left the headline like the original, but I see this as a massive win for Apple. The device is ridiculously expensive, isn’t even on sale yet and already has 150 apps specifically designed for that.
If Google did this, it wouldn’t even get 150 dedicated apps even years after launch (and the guaranteed demise of it) and even if it was something super cheap like being made of fucking cardboard.
This is something that as an Android user I envy a lot from the Apple ecosystem.
Apple: this is a new feature => devs implement them in their apps the very next day even if it launches officially in 6 months.
Google: this is a new feature => devs ignore it, apps start to support it after 5-6 Android versions
I get the sarcasm ;) Well, rejoicing, no, of course. It’s not the best thing that could have happened.
But, I’m pretty sure if meta hadn’t invested, we would have heard nothing more of VR after the DK1 had come out.
I’m not supporting meta or saying they’re a great company. But they are sinking a lot of money into a phenomenon they care about, which is good for the industry one way or another. It gets the opportunity to prove its merits.
I haven’t had a FB account since Cambridge Analytica, though I temporarily had one to use the Quest 2, while it was necessary (rigged so nobody could discover me so it was literally no more than a placeholder). But yeah I do use the Quest because as a technologist I do want to be on the front line. And Apple is just really absolutely not an option for me because of its price (and for being in Europe for that matter).
I wasn’t being sarcastic, I was just trying to be funny with the Month Python reference at the end 😅
I think you’re completely right, and your take on it is a lot more nuanced than my low-effort ‘fuck Facebook’ comment 👌