Lets say AR/VR it does become important... It doesn't seem to be exploding, but it is growing... so, lets say.
What does buying ML buy you? The goal isn't to own a product. The goal is the product. When Google bought Android, it was a two years (and a lot of money) away from being the only sane option for manufacturers not named apple.
ML is years and billions away from (I assume) an entrant in a high-end subsector of the market.
The counter-example to google's android is MSFT's nokia/windows mobile experience. A money suck and no benefit.
> When Google bought Android, it was a two years (and a lot of money) away from being the only sane option for manufacturers not named apple.
It took three years from google buying android until the absolute first android phone was launched, and I'd say that when microsoft bought nokias mobile bussiness (in 2014, nine years after google bought android) it still looked like there was a chance windows would be a serious third player in the mobile OS market.
What does buying ML buy you? The goal isn't to own a product. The goal is the product. When Google bought Android, it was a two years (and a lot of money) away from being the only sane option for manufacturers not named apple.
ML is years and billions away from (I assume) an entrant in a high-end subsector of the market.
The counter-example to google's android is MSFT's nokia/windows mobile experience. A money suck and no benefit.