[Philip Lelyveld comment: as I always say, people buy experiences, not technology.]
Microsoft is taking its sweet ass time with HoloLens by design, says creator Alex Kipman.
Speaking at a TED talk in Vancouver, Kipman explained that while the device is consumer ready, Microsoft wants folks to have something to do with the thing before rushing to market.
The company's reason for this is, it wants to avoid repeating its mistakes with Kinect. Despite strong initial sales (10 million units in two months), public interest in the motion controller cratered shortly after release, in part, because there was hardly any software to support it.
"It was not a pleasant experience,” Kipman said, asserting the Kinect "was just not ready."
Kipman says Microsoft hopes HoloLens can escape suffering the same fate as Kinect by waiting for content creators to catch up with the hardware, thereby ensuring lasting use.
See the full story here: http://www.destructoid.com/microsoft-doesn-t-want-hololens-to-be-another-kinect-343377.phtml