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I don't see why that should be. Obviously you have a right to do whatever deals you like and not buy this product, but it seems to me that one reason Apple is investing so much in this is because they expect to recoup a huge reward over time, not just from device sales.

I guess you can always buy an android based headset that allows sideloading but presumably it won't have the same level of investment.

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You're proving their point. That they expect revenue (huge reward) after the initial purchase is, by definition, rent-seeking.

It would be rent seeking if they didn’t continue to make investments in the platform, but nobody believes that is their plan.

you don't have to guess - I bought a Quest Pro which allows side loading

As far as this goes ...

> it won't have the same level of investment.

Meta is constantly mocked for how much they have invested. You can argue about how much it paid off, but they certainly invested.

Right - and the Quest Pro isn’t well compared to what Apple is marketing here. I couldn’t accept a job working with a VR company because I couldn’t get past the nausea the Quest Pro induces in me.

I think the point is that Meta’s investment is weak compared to Apple’s full court press. It really is laughable.

> I couldn’t accept a job working with a VR company because I couldn’t get past the nausea the Quest Pro induces

Ouch. I'm sorry to hear that, I feel sorry for folks like you that are sensitive to nausea. There's so much potential in this tech but I can see a whole new class of disadvantaged people coming who aren't able to fully utilise it.

Yeah - I mean obviously I don’t know that Apple has solved this. If they have, it’s a clear winner as far as I’m concerned.

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