420.69? No one?
Microsoft is discontinuing its HoloLens headsets
Submitted 7 months ago by Aatube@kbin.melroy.org to technology@lemmy.world
https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/1/24259369/microsoft-hololens-2-discontinuation-support
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ravhall@discuss.online 7 months ago
eager_eagle@lemmy.world 7 months ago
a lot of high fives in wall st
obviouspornalt@lemmynsfw.com 7 months ago
I took a flyer on some GME back during the excitement. Got in at about $35, set a limit order at $420.69 (nice) for the lolz, and was pleasantly amused when that order got filled.
Source: trust me, bro
ThrowawayPermanente@sh.itjust.works 7 months ago
Nice
ChihuahuaOfDoom@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Too bad, I thought those were promising for industrial applications.
Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 7 months ago
Yeah, good news though- they will likely continue to develop a military version to ensure our best tech continues to contribute to efficient killing. Also they will redirect some of the the hololens resources to further AI development bullshit.
henfredemars@infosec.pub 7 months ago
I thought I was told just a year or two ago it was supposed to be the future of manufacturing.
Lemjukes@lemm.ee 7 months ago
What is with the most evil fuckin corps taking names from Tolkien for their shitty companies. Lookin at you palantir you fucks don’t even pronounce it right. Creepy shitheels
errer@lemmy.world 7 months ago
NASDAQ as a whole dropped 1.5% today so it isn’t really notable that their stock dropped
pycorax@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Well no surprise here given what’s been going on with their MR departments. What a terrible shame.
FartsWithAnAccent@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Again?
xan1242@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 months ago
There go my hopes and dreams of IRL Solid Vision system and duel disks…
One day, it will happen with MR.
eran_morad@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Nice
phoneymouse@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Microsoft will under invest in the space and then panic when someone releases a viable product.
echodot@feddit.uk 7 months ago
Clearly you’ve been listening in on their high-level meetings. How could you possibly be aware of that global strategy?
Buffalox@lemmy.world 7 months ago
For a major market that happened only once.
Their actually successful strategy is to make an inferior even buggy product, sell it slightly cheaper, and undermine the competition. And achieve near monopoly.
chaosCruiser@futurology.today 7 months ago
They can also leverage the ecosystem effect. If it’s well integrated with some enterprise products, companies might buy it anyway.
echodot@feddit.uk 7 months ago
Just like they did with the smartphone.
todd_bonzalez@lemm.ee 7 months ago
The upcoming Meta AR headset actually looks like it could be viable. Microsoft is giving up, or they know something Meta doesn’t.
justgohomealready@sh.itjust.works 7 months ago
Meta is desperate for content and use cases for MR, and nothing comes up. They have been doing jams, they are funds to give to developers, and everything that comes up are basic wave shooters or simple ports (downgrades, really) from VR to MR.
Microsoft has probably figured out that, except for the military, it’s a solution in search of a problem (at least in the current form factor ans with current limitations).
nickwitha_k@lemmy.sdf.org 7 months ago
I’ve said this elsewhere: The Company Formerly-known as Facebook’s headset has some impressive features and tech. However, the pixels-per-degree is abysmal. They need to at least triple it to be competitive with smartphones or birdbath optics. I’m not holding my breath but, I’d also not be mad if they succeed and are able to deliver for a reasonable price point.