Mark Zuckerberg reportedly bashes Apple's Vision Pro: 'Every demo that they showed was a person sitting on a couch by themself'
We now have some idea of exactly what's on Zuckerberg's mind in relation to Apple's new product — and he was pretty critical.
In a companywide meeting Meta held on Thursday, Zuckerberg told employees that Apple's and Meta's headsets are distinctly different visions, calling Apple's"not the one I want," according to statements"I think that their announcement really showcases the difference in the values and the vision that our companies bring to this in a way that I think is really important," Zuckerberg told employees.
Zuckerberg said that Meta's focus was on building a headset and metaverse that was"fundamentally social." Referring to video clips of the product shown at Apple's WWDC keynote on Monday, Zuckerberg said:"By contrast, every demo that they showed was a person sitting on a couch by themself," Zuckerberg told employees in the meeting."I mean, that could be the vision of the future of computing, but like, it's not the one that I want."
While Zuckerberg may be leaning into the product's difference, Apple is still distinct competition for Meta — something Zuckerberg noted in
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