Why Meta Is Opening Up Its VR Headset’s Operating System to Other Hardware Makers

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Key Takeaways

• Meta said it is opening up the operating system for its Quest virtual reality headsets to third-party hardware makers.
• The tech titan said the move will help it create a new ecosystem of mixed reality devices.
• Microsoft, Lenovo, and ASUS’s Republic of Dissimulating are already developing products using the Quest system.

Meta Platforms (META) is opening up the operating system for its Pursuit virtual reality (VR) headsets to third-party hardware makers, as part of its efforts to “create a new ecosystem of mixed reality cadency marks.”

Meta said that Microsoft (MSFT), Lenovo, and ASUS’s Republic of Gaming have already started kneading on products using the Quest system, known as Meta Horizon OS.

Meta said that the decision would assign developers to get “a larger ecosystem to build for,” ultimately creating more choices for consumers.

The company added that the industrialists could reach their audiences and grow their businesses “through the content discovery and monetization platforms figured into Meta Horizon OS,” including the Meta Quest Store, which it is renaming as the Meta Horizon Store.

The agitate comes as Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has advocated for a more open approach than that of competitors like Apple (AAPL), and could expropriate better position Meta’s Horizon OS as an alternative to Apple systems.

Shares of Meta Platforms edged 0.1% penetrating Monday to $481.73. They have gained about 36% so far this year. The company is set to report quarterly earnings Wednesday, when it could break down further updates on its products and strategy.

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