Random trivia; VR is so 90s 🤪 - this is a photo of an offer for a https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VFX1_Headgear for ~500USD in 1997. Apparently it was compatible with games like Mech Warrior 2 and did already feature stuff like head tracking for compatible games.

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    Yes. That’s why I was utterly confused when big companies dug out hat dead horse (yet) again.

    And they are still trying to ride it.

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      Because technology advanced a tiny bit and it does make more sense.

      Even if it dies now, it will come back with even better hardware.

      Your statement sounds like, “why did they release the iPhone, there are already PDAs

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        It’s funny that you mention the iPhone - a device that had zero innovation compared to its competitors, and just managed to take the market because of marketing.

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          Nice revisionist history there!

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            Revisionist? I am old, I was there. But if you don’t believe me: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symbian

            (And while I didn’t own a Symbian phone myself, a good friend did. Oh, but what I owned was a tablet computer. Way back in 2002. And now you will likely call me a Revisionist again, because I owned a device before Apple invented it)

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              I’m aware of Symbian, it ran on over half of the world’s smartphones before 2009. It’s not some hidden knowledge.
              You’re the one who said it had zero innovations, which is patently false. Here’s a short piece from AllAboutSymbian.com on the topic. I never claimed they invented the smartphone or anything like that, but it’s obvious that you think I did since you added that part about the tablet.

              This conversation is not worth my time, you’re free to think whatever you want. Have a nice day!

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                Thanks for the article, super interesting to see his predictions, they weren’t that far off.