Meta ‘blacklisted’ developer after learning his VR fitness app will also launch on Vision Pro, lawsuit says
Meta ‘blacklisted’ developer after learning his VR fitness app will also launch on Vision Pro, lawsuit says
The developer of a virtual reality yoga app has filed a lawsuit against Meta, accusing the company of retaliating after...
They'll probably get more money from the lawsuit than they would have from app sales.
76Damn. If Meta is this scared of Apple’s headset then it’s going to have a bad time finding developers. I can’t imagine a device that costs ~$3.5k usd is that much of a threat to Meta’s market share
66They're probably not scared of the Vision Pro, they're probably scared of whatever comes after. Apple has a history of being able to take established tech and make it so user-friendly (for the casual user, not the power users) that your grandmother could use it. I think that's what they're afraid of. I think they're scared that they're the BlackBerry and Apple's gearing up to launch the iPhone.
48I think Nintendo is a better company to create VR. NES, Gameboy, N64, Wii: all are genre defining devices that are easy to use.
VR is not great for anything but porn and games. Maybe movies.
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The more likely reason for blacklisting the developer is to cause a chilling effect on other developers. Apple has one of the best developer ecosystems and Meta is likely terrified of letting their developers anywhere near Apple. Having good apps is so important to a platform
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that's ok facebook, you're on many blacklists as well
35Lol blacklisted on my DNS.
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As I understand it, there was a deal between Meta and Elijia to specifically promote the App at Meta Connect, Meta called it off after hearing they were in talks with Pico & Apple.
Sounds to me like this might be purely about the additional promotion (and apparently additional payments), not about banning the App in general. But that‘s somewhat unclear to me.
Meta canceled his AEI Fitness app days before its unveiling at Meta Connect, the world’s biggest VR conference, Elijah says. He says the conference would have propelled it to the top of the VR fitness app market, eventually reaping him tens of millions of dollars. […] But while preparing to be part of Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg’s keynote, he says, he was told, “‘No, the project’s killed, we’re not giving you your money.’”
There will definitely be games and apps available on both platforms, some have already been announced (Rec Room, Demeo).
22Meta sucks ass, but it's so annoying when the media uses that fact to promote distorted stories just for them clicks.
11In this case it’s not clear to me what exactly is going on (after reading both this and the Bloomberg article), but misleading headlines and first reactions from people who haven’t read more than the headline is just the default behavior. I find that a bit sad on multiple levels.
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(...what's a vision pro?)
14Apple's VR headset coming out soon
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Fitness
While lugging half a kg of plastic blindfold?
-8Blindfold? I've used an Oculus and an Index and finding your balance is very easy. I can't balance on one leg for more than a couple seconds with my eyes closed but have no problems when watching through the headset. I could see a yoga app being very useful if it allows you to observe the pose without needing to crane your neck.
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