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danox said:

FileMakerFeller said:

The AVP is a low end disruption device. It does fewer things than the Quest, but it does those things EXTREMELY well. And a lot of the things the AVP does not do right now are clearly going to be available via software updates - the processing power on this thing exceeds that of an iPad Pro, where several such features already exist.

Just like with the iPhone, Apple wants to be sure it has nailed the interaction model and can build on a solid foundation so it can scale to tens (if not hundreds) of millions of users.

As for Zack's comments about the mobile space being 'closed' because of what Apple did... (a) there's a company called Google, you may have heard they have a mobile OS; (b) despite the protestations of several developers there is still money to be made in mobile; (c) a significant number of customers prefer Apple's approach; and (d) Facebook is charging a larger platform fee for the Quest than Apple does for iOS.

Does the Meta Quest have a proper OS under the hood? I don't think it does didn't Meta try to build something and then gave up? Long term this lack of basic hardware/software fundamentals due to simply not having the undercarriage built in from the ground up will be Meta's downfall. Android tablets/ChromeBooks also have the same fatal flaw.

schlack said:

Meta has had years of customer feedback and has evolved their platform significantly, with frequent updates, new features, and major OS releases. It's no surprise that it's more mature and better than Apple's just released Vision Pro. Some of the hardware advantages that Quest 3 has over Vision Pro are more fact than option, such as brighter displays, higher refresh rates, greater field of view, lower weight, better hand tracking, etc. The real question will be how quickly does Vision Pro evolve to overtake the Quest line of headsets, how does the pricing evolve, etc.

9secondkox2 said:

freeassociate2 said:

pembroke said:

Need to ask this somewhere….

iOS 17.3.1 …. Apple have removed the symbols for male and female but have retained the symbol for Transgender (sic) ⚧️. 

This is creepy. What on earth are Apple doing? This is remarkably idiotic and a game changer for me as an owner of many iPhones since inception. But I WILL switch to Android if Apple persists on this gaslighting nonsense. 

What do you think this is, then? (see below) With the genderized (i.e. made up by the clothing industry) colors, even. Arguably these are more recognizable to a wider international audience than the Mars and Venus symbols of astrology. If it’s important to you because you are in a biology field … well, there’s always the option of another keyboard OR just using the actual word. 

P.S. - Please make sure you understand terms before using them. You’re 100% not being gaslight by Apple. However, there certainly are places you could have brought this up that are undoubtedly more appropriate than here. Also, not for nuthin’, but any fixation on gender symbols that makes someone feel they need to switch computing platforms — that’s super creepy to me.

generica icons that can be represented however the artist wants isn't the same as chromosome icons (XY) which have imagery that depicts the scientific facts. Or biologically correct gennder icons, which are a standard. Looks like Apple is pushing ideology over biology? Not a good look.