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AVP is another vector for vendor lock-in, same as iOS. It cannot even do video out from a Macbook, because then you might actually play a video or a game without passing through Cupertino's toll gates.

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> It cannot even do video out from a Macbook

Huh? They demo it doing exactly this in the WWDC keynote video. The user looks at their MacBook, the MacBook screen goes blank and is replaced by a virtual, floating, larger screen, which can be moved in space and resized.

That's mirroring over WiFi, not true video out like the Oculus devices do, which introduces latency and compression artifacts.

It's a shame, I wonder when we'll get the comparable version of AVP as Android or Windows is to their respective Apple devices. I definitely don't want to mirror a Mac to play games, lol.

Lenovo makes an AR headset which mostly functions as an external monitor to a Windows PC or Android phone, which sounds like what you want:

https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/thinkrealitya3/?orgRef=https%25...

Thanks, I'll take a look. It'd be better if it were a full replacement to a PC or phone, but that might take yet more time to develop.

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