Spatial computing apps mature past the demo stage
A closer look at a story that's been building for weeks, and what the next move likely is.
The numbers tell part of the story. The rest lives in the texture of how people are actually behaving when no one is watching.
A small group of practitioners has been arguing for this approach for years. They are doing their best not to look smug.
The shift did not happen overnight. It accumulated in quiet decisions, small wins, and a handful of unglamorous fixes that no one tweeted about.
Skeptics point to the long history of premature declarations. Their caution is earned, and worth keeping close at hand.
Critics raise familiar objections, and some of them land. The honest answer is that the tradeoffs are real and worth naming.
Still, the conversation has changed. The questions in the room are different from the questions in the room six months ago.
