The Verge wrote 'we don't know why you'd buy this' and gave it a 7

First of all, The Verge, you literally wrote — in your own review — that the question of why anyone would want this device 'remains frustratingly unanswered.' And then you gave it a 7 out of 10. SEVEN. Do you understand how confusing that is for a consumer? 'We don't know why you'd buy this, but it's pretty good!' That's not a review, that's a paradox. Real people are trying to decide whether to spend $499 on this thing, and your best guidance is a philosophical shrug?

Secondly, where is the PRACTICAL information? How long does the battery actually last during mixed reality use — not the spec sheet number, the real one? How uncomfortable does it get after 45 minutes? Does the passthrough camera give you a headache? What about people who wear glasses — how's the fit? And the software library — you mention it's thin, but HOW thin? Give me a number. Give me a list. Tell me what I can actually DO with this device on day one, because 'the potential is exciting' does not help me justify $499 to my spouse.

I am genuinely baffled by tech reviewers who acknowledge a product's fundamental problem — in this case, that there's no compelling reason to own it — and then score it like the problem doesn't exist. You reviewed the hardware in a vacuum, completely detached from the reality of what a consumer would experience after unboxing. The mixed reality features have almost no software support and you SAID THAT, and still gave it a 7. But does it actually WORK as a daily-use device, The Verge? Your own review suggests it doesn't, but your score pretends otherwise.