I don't think you sufficiently refuted it. There might be a more disruptive angle to take if Vision Pro was cheaper than good work equipment, but... it's not. It doesn't really replace the need for those things either, you'll be needing somewhere to use your Vision Pro when working or plugged in, after all.
Me and you are actually somewhat alike in that we both own (and like) the Oculus Quest. I get the appeal of well-packaged VR; when there's a selling point. As you admit in the article, the Vision Pro doesn't really have that kind of direction. As you say, it is the 'iPad moment' of VR, where we get Yet Another iPhone Form Factor. For the majority of Apple customers, there is more value in buying an Oculus Quest than spending $3,500 for a new way to use iMessage.
Vision Pro is both more expensive than decent work equipment (but less expensive than top-of-the-line work equipment) and also potentially far more ergonomic than top-of-the-line work equipment. If it delivers on its marketing, it does also replace a significant amount of typical equipment: definitely monitors and potentially also desk, chair, and input devices (less likely).
More importantly, the article was only about the Vision Pro as the first step in a long journey. Vision Pro leaves a lot to be desired and, as you noted, is priced prohibitively. But if you squint, you can see a future where we are able to work productively without incurring the physical costs of the current computing form factors.
While you're here, you should know that the logic for enabling GPT-4 API access is excluding Microsoft for Startups (https://openai.com/microsoft-for-startups) orgs which have valid billing against Microsoft-provided credits. Presumably, this is an oversight as it wouldn't make sense to exclude pre-existing Microsoft partners. Would you mind escalating this?
This is precisely what is wrong with OpenAI. This. Right here.
"Complaining on HN will get you access. You have know people or "complain in the right forums."
THERE SHOULD BE NO LOGIC.
No qualifying rules. No access checks. No gates. No hoops.
Sam Altman has gone on a worldwide interview tour claiming he wants to "democratise access to AI", meanwhile OpenAI is the least open company I have ever dealt with, or even heard of.
Oracle is more "democratic" and open, for crying out loud.
Because, as a registrar, they are not allowed to just shut it down.
More seriously, Google's culture seems fundamentally incapable of longterm investment in anything that isn't directly related to their core advertising business, even if that thing is an onramp to their core offerings (as you pointed out). It's sad and frustrating to observe.
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