Outside of petty brand wars, i really don't understand why AR and VR are constantly pitted against each other. As independent technologies (as is the case right now), they both provide something potentially useful that the other can't. As a combined piece of tech (which i expect will one day be the case, assuming both become mainstream), the comparison becomes moot. It all seems a bit silly to me.
Regardless, i look forward to seeing how AR progresses. A consumer grade device that meets the standards set by MS's demo would be incredibly exciting. The biggest initial hurdle will be price, but i don't think even that will matter in the long run. As long as it's something people want, it'll mostly just be a matter of waiting for the technology to be more affordable (which should happen naturally).
