"so don’t expect this to result in cheaper VR headsets from other companies with Quest equivalent capabilities." Other VR companies won't need to make their ow

"so don’t expect this to result in cheaper VR headsets from other companies with Quest equivalent capabilities." Other VR companies won't need to make their own OS, directly reducing the cost of producing the software for their headset. That's going to lead to cheaper headsets from those companies. Maybe not as cheap as Meta's, but still cheaper than current prices. "VR is held back more by software than hardware. This initiative will be a drag on software development at Meta. Unquestionably. [It] will steal the focus of key developers that would be better spent improving the system." You just said it's held back by software. Software is part of the system. Having a reusable VR OS frees up resources to focus on other parts of the software that build on top of it. Meta isn't doing it out of the goodness of their heart... they want 3rd parties to use this OS, so that when apps are created for their headset, it'll work with Meta's. And since Meta gives away the hardware at cost, they'll win the race. Carmack is so focused on the view of winning through depriving competitors of resources, he thinks there's tension when Meta executes a strategy that grows VR and puts them at the center, ensuring their long term success.