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Re:Cybersickness Could Spell an Early Death for the Metaverse by GekkePrutser on Tuesday October 18, 2022 @06:53AM (#33245421)
Handhelds have never really gone away since the days of the Newton.

I owned a Psion 3, then 5, then Palm IIIxe, then a Dell Axim and then the first smartphones came out. First Symbian which was basically Psion, then iPhone and then Android.

I've never not had a smart device ever since the first. And while they have improved a lot some great features were lost (for example the Psion was much better to type an email on than a smartphone).

But my point is: it doesn't have to be perfect yet to be adding value. If it's not for everyone yet it doesn't mean it's a useless flop.

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Re:Cybersickness Could Spell an Early Death for the Metaverse by sanitycheck on Tuesday October 18, 2022 @08:14AM (#33246059)
The richest nerd at my school had a Psion 5, I was totally sold on the concept and still am. They'd disappeared by the time I was in a position to spend money on expensive toys though, sadly.

I agree with you that new tech can be good even if only a few people ever buy/use it, however I get the impression that Meta is investing billions in this VR stuff and are targeting "everyone"

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