What is the future of 3D?

I read an interesting letter from Walter Murch, a respected editor and sound producer, written to Roger Ebert, movie critic extraordinaire.  The piece was entitled, "Why 3D doesn't work and never will.  Case Closed." (blogs.suntimes.com/ebert/2011/01/post_4.html)

In his letter to Ebert, Murch draws on his extensive experience to tell us that 3D does not work in cinema because, essentially, he does not like it.  His explanation was very technical and, to the average person, sound - but was his conclusion correct?

I was just a boy when television came into being.  It was a tiny image, with no colours and had a tendency to go fuzzy and flicker.  I wonder what Murch would have said about television in 1952?  Just like any technology, it gets better over time.  3D cinema in 2011 is better than television was in 1952 and it will get better as technology improves.

But will improved technology ever come to market or will it be sidelined by corporate interests?  Can't happen?  Remember back to the Beta versus VHS battles of the 1980/90s.  Beta was a much better technology but it was sidelined by corporate interests.  It is humerous to see that producers and editors worked with Beta technology right up to the point that their work was published in VHS format.

I can guarantee you that neither Murch nor Ebert has seen real quality 3D without glasses, technically called autostereoscopy.  It is a game changer, addressing many of the issues that Murch brings up, and is ready to launch next year.

The death of 3D cinema is not upon us.  A new day will dawn.