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Eversnuffley t1_jbxj7nm wrote

Reply to comment by joeshmoe9898 in Tim Cook bets on Apple’s mixed-reality headset to secure his legacy by DarthBuzzard

Smartphone were far from obvious at the time. Everyone else was trying to shrink their phones. Now we all have roofing shingles in our pockets.

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joeshmoe9898 t1_jbxkyz3 wrote

I would half disagree. Smartphones weren’t popular because the interface and capabilities were clunky and awkward. Steve summed it up in that first keynote, iPod + Phone + Internet communicator. They knew they had created a new class of product, I don’t think anyone could have known HOW BIG the market would be. To me, what set it apart was the interface and that the tech had evolved enough to create a smooth experience in a compact form factor (the first iPhone was pretty small!)

I do agree though that the competition now is a totally different situation. Apple was competing with Palm, Sony, & Blackberry. Not every major tech brand.

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Eversnuffley t1_jbxl9fl wrote

Clunky and awkward - exactly like today's vr devices. If Apple nails it, it could be a similar revolution.

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Eswyft t1_jbz1qao wrote

Whats clunky about them? I've used and owned a few.

They're fine. The interface is largely good now.

The reality it's a very different gaming experience and many people don't like it

The barrier for entry on any apple product is going to be high.

There is no UI problem. There is no hardware problem. There s a game problem. Beyond golf, beat saber, and flight sims, the games are not good on it

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pseudocultist t1_jbyiwgv wrote

At the time Motorola had a fully touch screen phone, the Communicator, but it wasn't nearly as sophisticated as the iPhone. Still many of us held it up as an example of "what we wanted." It was pretty big, the size of today's iPhones but thicker.

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