Here is the thing.
In 2018, four of the top five most downloaded iOS apps of all time were Facebook apps. You're kidding yourself, unless you think bots are downloading the apps to pretend iOS devices.
I found that the youtube mobile website is superior to the youtube app. The latter has problems blocking apps and continue to playback while the phone is locked.
Apple is focused on AR which will be a part of everyday life in ten years time. Smart cars and AR are akin to pre smart phone era. I can envisage, 'how did I ever live without my AR sunglasses?': I'll will have completed a cardless cash withdrawal in my banking app then have opened my Hungry Jack's (Burger King) app. On the inside of my Apple AR sunnies a little red right turn arrow with 120 metres and my bank's logo will populate. A Hungry Jack's icon and an arrow straight ahead, 205 metres will appear. No longer relying on the accuracy of one's memory or using apps / Safari to search for branches / trading hours. AR will enhance our lives without being intrusive or locking one into a virtual landscape. I imagine that sunnies will adapt / be programmable to the the amount of light intensity (polarisation) that each person can handle so they'll be able to be worn all day. Heads up displays in the inside of a car windscreen are brilliant.
Exactly. The hard thing will be to get it super intuitive. Minority Report style. But if anyone can do it, well... it will probably be Apple, but it won't be Siri....
Exactly, it's not gouging if you don't NEED the products. If anything, why isn't anyone going after the companies involved in ludicrous grocery prices????
People will complain about everything.
Zuck:
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has criticized Apple's pricing strategy by claiming that the tech giant typically "charges as much as it can" for hardware, whereas Meta will take a different approach by selling products like its new $1500 AR/VR headset at a "break even" price point, or in some cases even a loss (via Business Insider).
In a podcast interview following the launch of Meta's new "Quest Pro" headset, Zuckerberg said it's natural for hardware companies to want to make a profit on product sales, but that Apple seeks to charge customers as much as possible. In contrast, Zuckerberg said Meta will take a different route with its portfolio of hardware products, and claimed his company may make no profit from some of its sales and will instead rely on revenue generated by software and services offered in the metaverse.
This week, Meta announced the Quest Pro, its latest AR/VR headset for the so-called "metaverse." At $1500, the Quest Pro is the high-end successor model to the Meta Quest and boasts a more comfortable design, more advanced display technology, and sensors that can read a user's emotions and facial movements, according to Meta. Apple's AR/VR headset is rumored to be announced in January, and you can learn more about it by checking out our AR/VR roundup.
Article Link: Zuckerberg: Apple 'Charges As Much As It Can' for Hardware, But Meta Is Willing to Sell at a Loss to Grow the Metaverse
