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    Meta opens its mixed-reality Horizon OS to other headset makers

    By Aria JiangApril 29, 2024No Comments2 Mins Read
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    • Lenovo and Asus are among the companies building headsets that run Horizon software.
    • The move expands Meta’s reach in the AR/VR market, while enabling headset vendors to focus on hardware development rather than software.
    • Meta will license the software underpinning its Quest headsets to third-party hardware manufacturers in a bid to spur wider adoption of mixed-reality technology. 

    Lenovo and Asus, alongside other companies, are adopting Meta’s Horizon software for their headsets, expanding Meta’s presence in the AR/VR market.

    Also Read: Meta’s strategic partnership with Tencent opens new horizons for VR in China

    A win-win for hardware makers and software developers

    Meta will license the software underpinning its Quest headsets to third-party hardware manufacturers in a bid to spur wider adoption of mixed-reality technology. 

    Access to Horizon OS — the operating system used in Quest devices — should reduce barriers to market for hardware makers seeking to create new products, Meta said. And software developers will benefit from a larger audience for mixed-reality apps that can be sold in Meta’s Horizon app store (formerly Quest Store). 

    “Developers will have a much larger range of hardware that can run their apps, and more device makers will expand their market to a wider range of users, much like we’ve seen with PCs and smartphones,” Meta said in a blog post Monday.

    Also Read: Meta opens Quest OS to third-party headset makers

    A smart move for Meta

    Analysts suggest that by advocating for an open ecosystem, Meta can strengthen its leading position in the AR/VR market and simultaneously reduce the entry barriers for hardware manufacturers.

    “This is a smart move for Meta to diversify their hardware ecosystem, while also working to make Meta Horizon OS the standard mixed-reality headset OS,” said Will McKeon-White, senior analyst at Forrester.“Before, they were effectively dependent on Oculus sales — this decouples their OS from their headset and hardware efforts.”

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    Aria Jiang

    Aria Jiang, an intern reporter at BTW media dedicated in IT infrastructure. She graduated from Ningbo Tech University. Send tips to a.jiang@btw.media

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