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It's been almost a year now since Oculus announced that the consumer version of the Rift virtual reality headset would only support Windows PCs at launch—a turnaround from development kits that worked fine on Mac and Linux boxes. Now, according to Oculus co-founder Palmer Luckey, it "is up to Apple" to change that state of affairs. Specifically, "if they ever release a good computer, we will do it," he told Shacknews recently.
Basically, Luckey continued, even the highest-end Mac you can buy would not provide an enjoyable experience on the final Rift hardware, which is significantly more powerful than early development kits. "It just boils down to the fact that Apple doesn't prioritize high-end GPUs," he said. "You can buy a $6,000 Mac Pro with the top-of-the-line AMD FirePro D700, and it still doesn't match our recommended specs."
"So if they prioritize higher-end GPUs like they used to for a while back in the day, we'd love to support Mac. But right now, there's just not a single machine out there that supports it," he added. "Even if we can support on the software side, there's just no audience that could run the vast majority of software on it."
Source: http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2016/03/oculus-founder-rift-will-come-to-mac-if-apple-ever-release-a-good-computer/.
See also: Shacknews blog.
(Score: 5, Insightful) by Tramii on Friday March 04 2016, @06:14PM
He knew how to manipulate people into wanting something.
I hear this a lot and I just don't understand.
If I talk someone into buying something, and they go ahead and buy it and don't regret the purchase later, we don't call that "manipulating". We call that making a good recommendation. It's only if the buyer later regrets their decision that they might claim they were manipulated.
People are not being "manipulated" into buying Apple products. People in general *like* Apple products. They go back and buy them again and again. They are not being manipulated. Just because *you* don't like them, doesn't make it manipulation. Apple makes high quality products that generally "just work" and are generally easy to use. They are good at taking complicated technology and simplifying them down to where a grandma can use them. Their products also last longer than most others and retain their value longer.
It's NOT manipulation. It's giving people what they want. If you want something different, that's fine. If you don't like Apple's "walled garden", well you don't have do. A lot more people do. If you think you can get hardware for cheaper, then go for it. Most people don't have the time or energy to research and then build custom stuff. They want to be handed a near perfectly working solution that works the moment you hit the power button.
(Score: 4, Insightful) by frojack on Friday March 04 2016, @06:55PM
While I'm no particular fan of Apple, I still think you've hit the nail on the head.
There exists a sizable contingent here on SN that object to any form of advertising, and accuse any use of advertising as some form of manipulation.
Apparently you can't do any research and find out what people want, then use that to create a product and advertise that you do indeed supply what people were looking for. You have to somehow set up a retail operation, either in bricks and mortar or on the web, BUT never once mention what you are selling or why.
To do anything else is somehow manipulation.
Probably this is in response to the advertising abuse on the net, triggering the simple minded knee-jerk reaction to hate on all advertising.
No, you are mistaken. I've always had this sig.
(Score: 2) by BasilBrush on Friday March 04 2016, @11:07PM
Another bizzare thing is a lot of the people that say Apple is all marketing buy Samsung phones. Yet Samsung's marketing budget is many time that of Apple.
Hurrah! Quoting works now!
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday March 05 2016, @01:01AM
Hmm Samsung sells more different things then apple, so therefore might have to advertise for more different products.
If you really want an apple to apple comparison what are the marketing budgets for the iphone vs the galaxy line of phones.
My WAG is that Apple spends more.
(Score: 2) by Nerdfest on Sunday March 06 2016, @02:11AM
Samsung has to pay for their advertising. Apple doesn't.
(Score: 2) by tangomargarine on Friday March 04 2016, @09:00PM
The best manipulation is the one where you don't realize you're being manipulated.
"Is that really true?" "I just spent the last hour telling you to think for yourself! Didn't you hear anything I said?"
(Score: 2) by Tramii on Saturday March 05 2016, @04:20AM
If there is a company that can manipulate people into buying products in a way that no one realizes they are being manipulated, then I'm just gonna be happy that they limit their evil powers to just making money. Better that than something more serious, like say, using it to take over the world.