The result of this situation is that Facebook is going to prioritize its own operating system for desktop and mobile.
They already have some expertise in their Oculus line.
They already have some expertise in their Oculus line.
The AR OS battleground is going to be very interesting.
Interestingly, 3d TV had the same problem as VR now: lack of content. A single movie (Avatar) created the whole industry, and there was little follow up.
You might say the same about VR and Beat Saber.
Not really, once Apple steps in with their own AR headset then Oculus is done. Not only does Apple build their own hardware, they also have the trust needed to make it mainstream.
Trust in the parent company is a core requirement of AR, one that FB will never be able to deliver, their brand is kaputt in that regard. In FBs position I'd try to sell it, the team they have working on it is great, they don't deserve the backlash from the trust issues of the parent company.
This is the opinion of yourself and your bubble. Millions of people trust and use Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp many times a day.
Like it or not, that's the (non-augmented) reality or it.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facebook_Home
I wonder if they'd take another stab at that as a workaround to tracking protection, assuming Android follows suit on this in a year or two. Get users to sign in and now you have all of their installed apps and know what they launch, all tied to a Facebook account.
https://www.cnet.com/news/heres-why-the-facebook-phone-flopp...
Unrelatedly it's not clear from that quote who did the declaring, which makes me believe it was "declared a disaster" by the author... just classic journalism tricks.