Alex Kantrowitz: Where Apple’s Vision Pro Leaves Meta | PRO Insight

Mark Zuckerberg will have to overindex on openness, and hang in tightly, if he wants his big mixed reality bet to pay off [An AI-generated illustration of Mark Zuckerberg battling Tim Cook.]( [Where Apple’s Vision Pro Leaves Meta | PRO Insight]( By Alex Kantrowitz The mood within Meta was defiant this week, if a bit uneasy. After spending years screaming — howling — that mixed reality was the next great computing platform, the company watched as Apple, its chief antagonist, entered the fray with a leading device. Apple’s big push into the space was validating for Meta, a signal it wasn’t that crazy for being so bullish on the metaverse, but it instantly changed its role. Instead of being the only major player with a mixed reality consumer device, Meta will now settle into a position akin to Android’s on mobile. In this case, Meta started first, with plenty of developer relationships in hand. But unlike Android, it doesn’t offer an operating system to all device manufacturers, something that may have to change. [Read More]( --------------------------------------------------------------- ["Killers of the Flower Moon"]( [Cannes 2023 and the Shaky Movie Business]( [Amy Entelis (Photo Credit: Jai Lennard/CNN)]( [Meet Amy Entelis: The Heir Apparent to CNN CEO]( [A picketer wearing a robot costume works the picket lines at Universal Studios on Monday, May 6, 2023.]( [Hollywood: Team Human or Team AI?]( [WGA Strike roundtable "“The Writers Room in Color: A Conversation With BIPOC TV Writers" (Photo credit: Thadd Williams)]( [WGA Strike Roundtable: BIPOC Writers Speak Out]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Wrap Pro logo] Discover why entertainment executives and professionals rely on the WrapPRO platform daily for exclusive coverage, analysis, deeper reporting, and access to VIP events & screenings throughout the year. [Subscribe Today]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [YouTube]( TheWrap | 2034 Armacost Ave Los Angeles, CA 90025 [Preferences]( | [Unsubscribe](