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A comment on Meta’s Reality Lab Prototype Hardware. Parent comment

Re:Meta’s Reality Lab Prototype Hardware by capableweb on Wednesday August 02, 2023 @06:40PM (#36978794)
> I think Apple is playing it properly here: Announce a product people really want, even if its very far into the future and may possibly not actually come onto the market for years. Use the feedback from the public to fine tune the product as it's developed.

Do note that doing it like that is not what Apple commonly does. Usually work happens in silence and secrecy, then the product is available within like 6 months to purchase (in the US, not necessarily all over the world)

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Re:Meta’s Reality Lab Prototype Hardware by lancesells on Wednesday August 02, 2023 @06:53PM (#36978961)
Isn't that what they are doing with the Vision Pro but more like 12 months to purchase? Then they annually iterate on their products with differing success?
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Re:Meta’s Reality Lab Prototype Hardware by MBCook on Wednesday August 02, 2023 @08:14PM (#36979678)
In this case I expect it’s because they wanted outside developers to work on software for it before launch so it’s ready day one.

Otherwise I agree it’s very likely they wouldn’t have said anything yet.

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