Steve Troughton-SmithJun 2, 2023
I am completely convinced that AR-style extended reality is the thing that can someday replace desktop computing for a lot of people, if it is not hobbled by poor management and ecosystem decisions before it gets there. Keep your physical keyboard and trackpad, but virtualize your monitors and your macOS environment. If Apple's headset really is on a path, however many years away, towards becoming traditional glasses, this all seems inevitable. Perhaps eventually you won't even need the glasses
Show threadSteve Troughton-SmithJun 2, 2023
There is so much room for xrOS to grow; software no longer confined to a little aluminum and glass box you carry with you, or sit on your desk. There really is nothing else out there in the space anywhere good enough to be your next primary computing platform, just tasteless tech demos and crummy UI playgrounds, filled with jank and despair, plus some admittedly fun games-players. Even as 'merely’ an iPad-for-your-face, an Apple XR headset has such a potential lead over everything else
Show threadChris Pirillo
@stroughtonsmith ...I've earmarked budget for one, but I hope it doesn't slide into gimmickry within weeks.
Jun 2, 2023 at 3:06amWeb