Grasping the financials of future computing

Now that the heavily invested and reviewed Magic Leap developers kit is getting released, I think it’s an opportune time to talk about future computing and put some of the industry developments in perspective. It was only a few short years ago that the world went nuts when Oculus got acquired by Facebook for $2 billion dollars ($3 billion all things considered).   On one hand, the acquisition was a much-needed shot in the arm and woke everyone’s collective imaginations.  Facebook rang the dinner bell for pocket burning cash to chase a specialized and almost non-existent virtual reality industry. In