October 3, 2022 09:32 am
Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2022/10/3/23384708/tim-cook-metaverse-skeptical-meta-ar-vr-headset
Tim Cook is latest CEO to question the metaverse
While Meta funnels billions into CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s pitch for the metaverse, Apple CEO Tim Cook thinks most people couldn’t even define the metaverse, let alone spend long periods of time living their lives inside of it.
“I always think it’s important that people understand what something is,” Cook told Dutch publication Bright (via Google Translate). “And I’m really not sure the average person can tell you what the metaverse is.” In other words, despite persistent reports of Apple’s interest in building all manner of AR and VR hardware, Cook isn’t ready to claim that the company is working towards any so-called “metaverse.”
Mark Zuckerberg has a different view. Earlier this year, the Meta CEO told his employees that the company is...
Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2022/10/3/23384708/tim-cook-metaverse-skeptical-meta-ar-vr-headset
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