Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg gave his verdict on the Apple Vision Pro on Wednesday, marking the start of a new rivalry in the virtual reality space. Zuckerberg found few words of praise for the Vision Pro and instead found his company's rival product, Meta Quest 3, more appealing to a broader audience.
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In a video shared to his Instagram profile, Zuckerberg wrote: “I have to say, I previously expected Quest to be the better value for most people because it's really good and seven times cheaper. But after using it, I not only think Quest is a better value, I think Quest is a better product period. “
In the subsequent video, Zuckerberg talked more about the Meta Quest 3 than the Vision Pro, describing all the ways his company's product is better than Apple's. There were a few good things to say about the Vision Pro, though, noting that the screen has a higher resolution and that Apple's eye tracking is very nice.
Meanwhile, Zuckerberg signaled the beginning of new rivalry between open and closed models in the Virtual Reality space, saying: “Look, I know some fanboys will get angry if anyone dares to question whether Apple is going to be the leader in a new category, but the reality is that every computer generation has an open and a closed model. And yes, in the mobile field, Apple's closed model won. That is not always the case. If you go back to the PC era, Microsoft's open model was the winner. In this next generation, Meta will be the open model, and I really want to make sure the open model wins again. The future is not yet written.”
Notably, after months of speculation and hype, Apple released the Vision Pro mixed reality headset to people in the US this month, marking the Cupertino company's first product category since the launch of the Apple Watch.
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Published: Feb 14, 2024 10:04 AM IST