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I love reading stories like this, especially with hyper-revolutionary products like Google Glass.

Because the more people say "it will never succeed with consumers", the fewer people will go into Gold Rush mentality (at least for now), and the more opportunity there will be for folks like me (and, I hope, other HN types).

I couldn't be more confident that some variation of this -- whether it's Google Glass or Apple Eyeball or whatever -- is going to really, seriously, emphatically, be a multi-billion-dollar market.

So keep going VentureBeat and others. Keep telling the world it's just a nerd toy or a fad or whatever. More time and more opportunity for the rest of us ;)

"No wireless. Less space than a nomad. Lame."

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To be fair, the difference between this and 'some variation on this' is also the difference between the iPhone and Windows Mobile 6.

This.

Are wearable computers going to be a thing? Probably. But if it does become a thing, Apple will make it one, not Google. Here is this product segment that is, by necessity, the intersection between computers and fashion accessories. Only Apple has the mind-share to pull that off.

<sarcasm> Right!!! </sarcasm>

> Only Apple has the mind-share to pull that off.

why do you think that? Have you seen the latest market share of smartphones? Android?

Out of all the companies doing consumer electronics today, only Apple has the mind-share to fight the "I'll look like a dork using this" stigma. In the 1980's that company was Sony, but today it's Apple. It's definitely not Google or Samsung. Once Apple makes the sector "cool", like they did with smart phones and tablets, then it will be safe for lower-margin Android-powered products to come in.

I have not met anyone in tech or not who is excited about google glass. I think many of us have gadget fatigue after so long and so much new stuff all the time. As an early adopter for so long, it means nothing I have ever really works because I'm on to the next thing. It may be a billion dollar market, but I don't want to participate.

The fact that that line came from Slashdot is a pretty important difference, in the context of your comment.

I understand where you are coming from but I think you are overly dismissive of her claims.

>'hyper-revolutionary'

Seriously? Even if it lived up to its hype and everyone started wearing them, it would still only be a usability improvement on a mobile phone. That is a far from even revolutionary let along 'hyper-revolutionary'.

The opportunity with Glass is to develop mid-range domain-specific business applications. Don't waste your time with consumer trash.

Apple iBall

I'm sure it's going to be stereoscopic, though. :)

Apple iSight?

Apple i

iBalls.

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