on product

(ощущение, что боялись пропустить окно возможностей, но в итоге в него выпали)

> Humans are better adapted to spatial computing than 2D. (…) I knew how to use Blender way better 5 years ago, but there's basically no muscle memory for software years later. Taking a break from knitting for 5 years, I forgot nothing. (…) I think spatial computers will replace all our desktop/laptop/tablet computers to start, phones last, some other wearables ~never.

> Humane & Rabbit are trying to make some interactions easier, and I applaud the effort. (…) They need to be integrated with all our private data, biometrics, apps. (…) Apple has huge headstart here. (…) [Voice is] not the future for complex computing. (…) Bloomberg Terminal isn't switching to being an Alexa skill. Visual interfaces are faster to parse, denser with interactions.

> The majority of what’s wrong with Vision Pro can be fixed with dramatically better tech. (…) Glasses are socially acceptable & provide a relatively easy form factor, they’re easy to remove too. (…) Further down the line of ephemeralization: contact lenses with infinite networking/graphics/sensing that are completely invisible.

> We’re not going to stop going places physically, spending time in nature, spending time with people. But there are (…) ways our wearables can make us better versions of ourselves (health, navigation, reminders). These realities will continue to coexist, getting wired into each other in ever-more-complex ways until our tools merge with us.

https://notebook.lachlanjc.com/2024-03-06_long_on_spatial_computing

> Good products stand alone regardless of their price or complexity. (…) The M1 MacBook Air or iPhone SE are the perfect examples: if you haven’t used an M2 Air or iPhone 15, neither feel like they should be more. Their high-end counterparts are purely supersets.

> The iPad 10 provides a hardware counterexample. Its design is obviously compromised even if you’ve never seen an iPad Pro; the process of pairing the Apple Pencil reveals a lack of consideration, production design factors you shouldn’t face every day rearing their heads.

> Simple apps don’t need tab bars just because tab bars are a common pattern; use just enough chrome to let the essence shine. With optional premium features in play, allow the entry-level product to feel sufficient even to users with no intention of upgrading.

https://notebook.lachlanjc.com/2023-09-28_good_products_stand_alone

(зато начал ждать эпл-вотч с reasonably good LLM внутри!)