The web will be Vision Pro's killer app • Hacker News Board

Re: The web will be Vision Pro's killer app

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Post by childishnemo » Sat, Jan 20, 2024, 5:17 PM UTC

baudaux wrote: post #6

I imagine https://exaequos.com in the Vision Pro for running web applications

well this is just crazy impressive

Re: The web will be Vision Pro's killer app

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Post by lvl102 » Sat, Jan 20, 2024, 5:19 PM UTC

I am 99% it’s going to flop. Considering how critical we were about Zuck doing VR, I can’t believe this is going to be the beginning of the end for Tim Cook.

Re: The web will be Vision Pro's killer app

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Post by subtra3t » Sat, Jan 20, 2024, 5:23 PM UTC

lvl102 wrote: post #12

I am 99% it’s going to flop. Considering how critical we were about Zuck doing VR, I can’t believe this is going to be the beginning of the end for Tim Cook.

It almost certainly won't flop (but also won't be the Next Big Thing) but HN in general likes Apple more than Facebook.

Re: The web will be Vision Pro's killer app

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Post by rchaud » Sat, Jan 20, 2024, 5:28 PM UTC

rado wrote: post #9

Hopefully it will help promote the accessible and performant native web, because flaws and accessibility issues will be more glaring in VR: https://rado.bg/native-web-in-apple-vision-pro/

This is Apple we're talking about. They care about the web, right up until they complete development on their in-house replacement. Then the web will suddenly become a hotbed of malware/misinformation/porn that Apple is bravely protecting its users from.

Re: The web will be Vision Pro's killer app

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Post by asadalt » Sat, Jan 20, 2024, 5:28 PM UTC

no it wont. Not until apple adds support for webxr’s immersive-ar API. Currently a webxr app takes over everything in a fullscreen non-passthrough app. Which is pretty useless.

Re: The web will be Vision Pro's killer app

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Post by kemayo » Sat, Jan 20, 2024, 5:29 PM UTC

lvl102 wrote: post #12

I am 99% it’s going to flop. Considering how critical we were about Zuck doing VR, I can’t believe this is going to be the beginning of the end for Tim Cook.

I have absolutely no idea whether it'll flop, but this is interestingly different to what Meta is doing. The intense focus on AR rather than VR is legitimately a whole different experience.

This particular product this year cannot possibly be a mass market success (if only because it's apparently so supply-constrained that the speculation is they can make ~500k of them at most in 2024), but I could see it leading to a successful new product category after they can get the price down. Or being some silly boondoggle and fading away. Hard to say.

Re: The web will be Vision Pro's killer app

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Post by 2OEH8eoCRo0 » Sat, Jan 20, 2024, 5:31 PM UTC

Why is this flagged?

Re: The web will be Vision Pro's killer app

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Post by 2OEH8eoCRo0 » Sat, Jan 20, 2024, 5:32 PM UTC

lvl102 wrote: post #12

I am 99% it’s going to flop. Considering how critical we were about Zuck doing VR, I can’t believe this is going to be the beginning of the end for Tim Cook.

I thought their stupid watches and tablets would flop too yet here we are. I'd agree with you if it were made by any other company.

Re: The web will be Vision Pro's killer app

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Post by Existenceblinks » Sun, Jan 21, 2024, 3:30 PM UTC

I wonder at what point Vision Pro is highly portable that we don't have to care about small screen ui/ux. Excited for a fancy excel app on this device..