“In a previous column, I talked about Apple’s slow, subtle build to new products and the way in which eventual product introductions often build on earlier moves which act as enablers, even though the meaning of those earlier moves isn’t always transparent,” Jan Dawson writes for Tech.pinions. “I used the Watch as an example and cited nine earlier innovations Apple had made as key enablers of the Watch, when its time arrived. There’s definitely a pattern here Apple could follow with an eventual VR hardware product. It means introducing software and, to a lesser extent, hardware features today that would enable such an accessory in the future.”
“If we apply this pattern to Apple’s possible VR strategy, we might well see something other than a VR headset as the first step,” Dawson writes. “In fact, it’s more likely we would see a series of subtle advances in other areas over the next couple of years before Apple finally launches a VR accessory or device.”
Dawson writes, “What might some of those steps be? Here are some possibilities…”
Read more in the full article – recommended – here.
MacDailyNews Take: Just when we thought we couldn’t get any more excited for this year’s WWDC, we have even more clues to look for!
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Utter bollocks. Cook is a great CEO
I almost thought you were being serious! LOL
Well GearVR for Android has been out for a year. On average it takes Apple about 2 years to copy features from Android. So I’d say you guys have another year or so.
Wow thats one big hangover you are going to have.
2 years is about how long it took them to rip off the notification bar. It also took them 2 years to implement proper cloud storage support. Heck. It was 5 years before iOS got Swype.
They TRIED to rip off widgets but they didn’t quite get that right.
Heck, they’re still using those extremely low resolution 1080p screens. It’ll probably be another year at least before y’all see a smartphone with 4K.
zunetang, how ye doing?
“The Samsung Galaxy Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow update is an excellent upgrade but it’s far from perfect. And as the roll out pushes on we continue to hear about Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow problems plaguing Galaxy S7, Galaxy Note 5, Galaxy S6, Galaxy S5, and Galaxy Note 4 users around the world.
It took several months but Samsung is finally rolling out the Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow update to a slew of devices around the world.
The first thing to know about Samsung Galaxy Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow problems is that there are Samsung Galaxy Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow problems.
Samsung put several Marshmallow updates went through betas but problems always manage to slip through the cracks.
When the Samsung Galaxy Note 5 Android 6.0.1 update started rolling out, we immediately heard about problems plaguing the software. Users in Korea started to complain about battery drain, issues with Gear VR, lag, and more. As the roll out has grown, so have the complaints about the Note 5’s Android 6.0.1 software.
Verizon and Sprint Galaxy Note 5 users are complaining about battery drain, issues with Wi-Fi, and various download problems. Other Verizon Galaxy Note 5 users are seeing problems with Bluetooth, the Amazon app, issues with Voicemail, and more.
Users outside of the United States are also seeing a variety of Android 6.0.1 issues, many of which are inline with the problems Verizon customers are encountering after the update.
Galaxy Note 5 users aren’t alone either.”
Yeah, that’s a real panacea you got there with Android with nary a problem to be seen. Waitaminute – D’OH! A whole 5% of you have Marshmallow. Thanks head-in-the-sand man!
I honestly find it a bit insulting how you automatically assume I’m one of the idiots who runs stock ROM’s on their phone.
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I said on a recent thread about a different subject that Apple gets it’s ducks all nicely lined up in a row without anybody noticing. That’s exactly how Apple tends to operate.
We might see a big stone here and a huge slab of concrete there, but before you know it, those items become the foundations of something big. It’s not the quickest route to success, but it’s the one that keeps you successful for a long time.
The perfect example was when Apple introduced iTunes as a way for people to rip their CDs so that they could be stored and played on their Macs. It was convenient, cool and reasonably useful, but once the iPod was announced, iTunes became the heart of the iPod ecosystem. Then Apple introduced the iTunes Music Store so that people can buy music digitally and in just a few years, the entire music industry was disrupted.
Each of those stages was mostly greeted by a an unimpressed ‘meh’ when it was introduced, but once all the parts were in place, the music industry was changed forever and the profit generated from that success also changed Apple forever.
As Jan Dawson wrote, “There’s definitely a pattern here Apple could follow with an eventual VR hardware product. It means introducing software and, to a lesser extent, hardware features today that would enable such an accessory in the future.”
Metal, Swift and designing A-series cpu’s would fit the bill. Long term goals.
Must be such a sad life sitting there waiting to spew crap as soon as a new article is posted. But then to fear the rest of us who have open minds shows who is really the rabbit in the headlights both the instigator and their fearful Masters.
Ever since Cook took over, he’s transformed Apple tremendously.
He took the shiny golden Apple and drove it into the ground. He’s done an excellent job doing that.
You’re killing us with the stupid, ignorant & homophobe act Joe! Hah hah hah!
Thanks for reminding us of the kind of stuff really REALLY stupid people, aka Samsung trolls, say. Joe the Clueless Bonehead (that no one pays attention to) strikes again.