I’ve been preaching for years that the future is about bringing the world to you and not about bringing you to the world. Moving people and packages quickly over long distances is what the 20th century was all about. Mankind invented railroads, automobiles, and airplanes to do the previously unthinkable. Traveling around the world in 80 days was once such a preposterous thought that it was considered science fiction about the far future. Now, Taylor Swift travels around the world in a single day to sing in Tokyo and rush back to watch her boyfriend play in the Super Bowl.
But the 20th century is over and the future isn’t about transporting meat-bags and cardboard boxes over thousands of miles. Why? The high cost of time. Even if you have the money to travel around the world, it means that you must give up something else to do it. If you get on a flight from San Antonio Texas to Tokyo, it means that you can’t do things at home while you’re away. You must choose between dinner with friends in Tokyo or dinner at home with your family. That’s an opportunity cost. You only have so many hours in your life, so choose wisely how you’re going to spend them. Because once they’re gone, they’re gone.
But bringing the world to you, now that’s a different story. Imagine that you have an extra 15 minutes before dinner. Why not pop into a concert being held in Berlin Germany and catch a few songs. Then when the pot roast is ready, take off your VisionPro headset and have dinner with your family in the comfort of your own home. THAT is the future.
It’s been gratifying this past week to see so many people finally come around to my way of thinking as they experience Apple’s VisionPro for the first time. I’ve heard VisionPro skeptics like Erfon Elijah do complete 180’s and now say “This is going to change computing as we know it in the future”. They are getting immersive experiences unlike anything they’ve ever experienced and they like it. Plus, they are able to more efficiently organize and use data than they ever could with Mac and a couple of monitors.
Yes, the VisionPro is big and clunky. But so were camcorders when they first came out. Now everyone has one in their pocket. No, the VisionPro isn’t perfect. But it’s a huge step into the future and shows where we’re headed next.
But bringing the world to you, now that’s a different story. Imagine that you have an extra 15 minutes before dinner. Why not pop into a concert being held in Berlin Germany and catch a few songs. Then when the pot roast is ready, take off your VisionPro headset and have dinner with your family in the comfort of your own home. THAT is the future.
It’s been gratifying this past week to see so many people finally come around to my way of thinking as they experience Apple’s VisionPro for the first time. I’ve heard VisionPro skeptics like Erfon Elijah do complete 180’s and now say “This is going to change computing as we know it in the future”. They are getting immersive experiences unlike anything they’ve ever experienced and they like it. Plus, they are able to more efficiently organize and use data than they ever could with Mac and a couple of monitors.
Yes, the VisionPro is big and clunky. But so were camcorders when they first came out. Now everyone has one in their pocket. No, the VisionPro isn’t perfect. But it’s a huge step into the future and shows where we’re headed next.
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