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title: "Vision Pro is an over-engineered “devkit” // Hardware bleeds genius & audacity but software story is disheartening // What we got wrong at Oculus that Apple got right // Why Meta could finally have it"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/vision-pro-is-an-over-engineered-devkit-hardware-bleeds-genius-audacity-but-software-story-is-9xcrttzee
source_url: https://hugo.blog/2024/03/11/vision-pro/
type: article
source: "Hacker News"
published: 2024-03-15T14:10:47.842Z
updated: 2024-05-09T08:58:27.770Z
tags: ["apple", "productivity", "vr", "vision-pro"]
reading_time: 49
upvotes: 0
comments: 0
language: en
---

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# Vision Pro is an over-engineered “devkit” // Hardware bleeds genius & audacity but software story is disheartening // What we got wrong at Oculus that Apple got right // Why Meta could finally have it

**[Hacker News](https://daily.dev/sources/hn)** · 49 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments

## Summary

The Apple Vision Pro is an over-engineered 'devkit' with genius hardware decisions and a new UI superpower using gaze and pinch. The software/content story is dull, and most people may not use it for watching TV/movies. Apple's bet in immersive video is a game-changer for live sports. The Vision Pro is the Northstar the VR industry needed. The Vision Pro's instant magic comes down to an unprecedented level of presence in VR and the new UI superpower using gaze and pinch.

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Tags: [#apple](https://daily.dev/tags/apple), [#productivity](https://daily.dev/tags/productivity), [#vr](https://daily.dev/tags/vr), [#vision-pro](https://daily.dev/tags/vision-pro)

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