The Pentagon says Microsoft will build 120K custom HoloLens headsets for the US Army; Microsoft says the contract could be worth up to $21.88B over 10 years
- Microsoft will deliver to the U.S. Army more than 120,000 devices based on its HoloLens augmented reality headset.
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Discussion
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@dinabass
Dina Bass
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Microsoft says the HoloLens deal with the U.S. Army is now worth as much as $21.9 billion over 10 years. Army confirms the deal is moving forward into production. One interesting thing: Microsoft will manufacture the devices in the U.S.: https://www.bloomberg.com/...
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@bdsams
Brad Sams
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And just like that, the R&D costs for this product have been more than recovered. https://twitter.com/...
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@danielnewmanuv
Daniel Newman
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People often ask about the validity of augmented reality, and the companies that are driving the #AR and #XR space. This deal with @Microsoft and @USArmy represents a great application for this technology. Also, seemed to drive a nice pop in $MSFT today. https://blogs.microsoft.c…
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@bkaradzic
@bkaradzic
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Media HoloLens: “is best suited to professional business applications”, “enables collaboration among surgeons worldwide”, “will be used to teach (bio)medical students about the anatomy of the ankle”, etc. Where is actually used: https://blogs.microsoft.com/ ...
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@bradsmi
Brad Smith
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For two centuries, technology has been changing the nature of what is needed to defend a nation. We are longtime supporters of the @DeptofDefense and @USArmy's effort to modernize the U.S. Military through advanced technology. https://blogs.microsoft.com/ ...
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@ryanfduffy
Ryan
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AR headset price tiers consumer = N/A enterprise = $3.5k military = $182k https://twitter.com/...
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@esportsian
@esportsian
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Step one in building a fully functional HUD for combat operations. This is probably using BFTs and some comm. Hopefully we see some health integrations where we can track troops vitals during ops https://twitter.com/...
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@daniel_rubino
Daniel Rubino
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@TheRichWoods I think there will be once the headwear bit works out. Apple can leverage iPhone, Watch, AirPods as a piecemeal wearable computer with only the lenses missing. Lots of potential for that setup that really no one else can touch.
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@kyweise
Karen Weise
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Wow. That price tag is two JEDIs! https://twitter.com/...
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@onekade
@onekade
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Microsoft is helping the USG turn war into a video game. One of the reasons we are banning face surveillance is that we know military technologies end up in police hands. We do not accept living in that kind of world, and we are organizing so we won't. https://twitter.com/...
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@bdsams
Brad Sams
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Rumor: Apple to launch VR glasses soon Microsoft: Hold my DoD contract
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@againstgop
lndian Bronson
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The US's enemies will die, gasping for air, in laughter https://twitter.com/...
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@ethangach
@ethangach
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Army going to pay Microsoft up to 3 Bethesdas worth to turn it's minecraft augmented reality toy into a war device https://twitter.com/...
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@tomwarren
Tom Warren
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we were supposed to have flying cars by now. Instead, we have soldiers with augmented reality HoloLens headsets https://www.theverge.com/... https://twitter.com/...
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@dabelon
Dan Abelon
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Big news in the world of AR. I do hope they deliver a lot more than 120k headsets at that price. https://techcrunch.com/...
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@carnage4life
Dare Obasanjo
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One of the interesting things about big tech is how different the cultures are. At Google, operating in China or building tech for the U.S. military resulted in significant employee protests. At Microsoft (or Apple), these are just another Tuesday. https://techcrunch.com/...
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@daniel_rubino
Daniel Rubino
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Apple will likely nail consumer AR, but for the rest of the working world, Microsoft has a massive headstart already.
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@therichwoods
Rich Woods
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@Daniel_Rubino That's assuming that there's a market for consumer AR. There's a reason that Microsoft isn't aiming for that.
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@dinabass
Dina Bass
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As we've covered previously, some Microsoft employees are not happy about the use of the company's tech for this use case.
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@armano
David Armano
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Well it's not what we envisioned but it's a huge deal. Drones next. Wait... https://techcrunch.com/...
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@daniel_rubino
Daniel Rubino
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People keep talking about Apple and AR, but as I've said in the past: 1. Microsoft is the only company with AR out in the field being used right now e.g. schools, operating rooms, factories 2. It's the only AR system actually making real money today Case in point ... https://twit…
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@greene_dm
Dan Greene
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Between this and JEDI, and of course all the smaller, less spectacular things, is MS the biggest Big Tech defense contractor? Palantir is just a measly one billy. https://twitter.com/...
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@hadip
Hadi Partovi
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$22B for 120,000 AR headsets? That is about $180,000 for each headset! Something doesn't add up 🤔 https://www.cnbc.com/...
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@oliviasolon
Olivia Solon
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The original contract described how Microsoft would help the U.S. military “increase lethality” on the battlefield. https://twitter.com/...
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@kylebrussell
Kyle Russell
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https://twitter.com/... https://twitter.com/...
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@stevekovach
Steve Kovach
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$MSFT up 2.79% on this... https://twitter.com/...
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@jordannovet
Jordan Novet
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if JEDI sounded like a big win for Microsoft, then Microsoft's new contract to make modified HoloLens for the US Army could be twice as big. it's worth up to $21.9 billion over 10 years https://www.cnbc.com/...