SimulaVR's Reaction to Apple

Re:SimulaVR's Reaction to Apple by n8cpdx on Wednesday June 14, 2023 @11:43AM (#36327658)

Except for software dev workflows, I think iPad/iOS app ecosystem is a more viable laptop replacement than the Linux app ecosystem.

They claim full desktop office suite support, but it won’t run Excel. iPad runs Excel - and Logic and Final Cut and Photoshop and Affinity Designer and Outlook and…

But regardless, VP is clearly positioned as a laptop display replacement, which is I think more realistic; iPhone can also be a laptop replacement (it is for many iOS users who don’t have computers) but realistically many people find a lot of value in both computing paradigms.

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Re:SimulaVR's Reaction to Apple by chaostheory on Wednesday June 14, 2023 @12:43PM (#36328627)

I agree with your point, but Office 365 is slowly transitioning into being primarily a PWA. It should be able to run on Linux as well.

The big question is if MS has a special Vision AR VR experience

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Re:SimulaVR's Reaction to Apple by LegitShady on Wednesday June 14, 2023 @12:02PM (#36327952)

I tried to run just an ipad pro for office type tasks for a while and just found it supremely limiting. Just being able to run excel isn't enough. It's positioned as a laptop replacement to justify its cost, but I don't think the ios/ipados software ecosystem in any way replaces even a windows desktop.

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