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VR has always sorta been a hedge against missing the next platform the way many companies missed out on the smart phone or social networking - it was never obvi
by mattbillenstein 2y ago
VR has always sorta been a hedge against missing the next platform the way many companies missed out on the smart phone or social networking - it was never obvious it was going anywhere really.
- fullshark 2y agoMaybe for Apple and the Vision Pro, but Meta wants to own and manifest the next platform into existence, wouldn't call the investments a hedge.
- MangoCoffee 2y ago"Nvidia got lucky with GPU" - Intel https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/intel-ceo-says-nvidias-ai-dominance-is-pure-luck-nvidia-vp-fires-back-says-intel-lacked-vision-and-execution https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/intel-ceo-sa... Maybe Meta will get lucky. Its better for company to bet on something than do nothing for years like Intel and cry about other's "luck"
- h0us3 2y ago[dead]
- mardef 2y agoAnd FB would really like to own the next platform so they don't get kneecapped again by things like Apple's Do Not Track.