Federico Viticci Jun 13, 2023

The Apple Vision Pro is a watershed moment for personal computing.

I tried it a week ago, and haven't stopped thinking about it since.

Here is my story on three pivotal moments from my Vision Pro demo and why spatial computing is a new frontier.

https://www.macstories.net/stories/apple-vision-pro-a-watershed-moment/

Apple Vision Pro: A Watershed Moment for Personal Computing

I’m going to be direct with this story. My 30-minute demo with Vision Pro last week was the most mind-blowing moment of my 14-year career covering Apple and technology. I left the demo speechless, and it took me a few days to articulate how it felt. How I felt. It’s not just that I was

Show threadJeff AtwoodJun 13, 2023
@viticci the Don Draper carousel. really. really. wow, man. Imagine being this excited about the first apple watch. I wish I still had that sense of childlike wonder about the world.
Show threadSteven BarnhartJun 13, 2023
@codinghorror @viticci right. Or the iPad enthusiasm seems silly now considering how long it took to get useful and is today mostly still an accessory.
Show threadchetmanJun 13, 2023
@StevenBarnhart @codinghorror @viticci That’s a crazy weird take on the iPad.
Show threadSteven BarnhartJun 13, 2023
@chetman @codinghorror @viticci Really not an uncommon one considering the years of complaints about the OS being a huge letdown to the hardware. They can’t even get multitasking right.
Show threadchetmanJun 13, 2023

@StevenBarnhart @codinghorror @viticci That power users of the Mac were unhappy the iPad was something different is not news, but that doesn’t render the iPad disappointing to people who saw beyond that bias.

It just reminds us how short-sighted that reaction was.

Show threadSteven BarnhartJun 13, 2023
@chetman @codinghorror @viticci it’s not anyone’s primary machine in the office or at home. That’s the phone and the computer. Next?
Show threadJeff AtwoodJun 13, 2023
@StevenBarnhart @chetman @viticci yeah exactly this. It's not primary for anyone, statistically speaking. It is an accessory, like the Apple Watch.
Show threadSteven BarnhartJun 13, 2023
@codinghorror @chetman @viticci And not a huge dev story (i.e., not much money there). Could change, but I see right now the parallels to at least the apple watch and the vision pro. Not to mention it involves a new culture of people wearing them outside which I despise.
Show threadJeff Atwood
@StevenBarnhart @chetman @viticci yeah "spend quality time with your family, oddly isolated inside this weird bulky headset!" Makes total sense! I'll take twelve!
Jun 13, 2023 at 9:08pmWeb