Meta's Quest Pro failed because it did not offer a compelling value proposition compared to their more affordable headsets.
“I think the answer is that they just didn't offer a compelling value add over meta's entry-level headsets”
Linus Tech Tips · Jul 2023 · 1 episode · 1.5M views on this topicHe remains skeptical about whether people will adopt working in the metaverse during the day despite the hardware's capabilities.
“looming over all of this is you have to convince people to make an avatar and hang out in the metaverse and like spend meaningful time wearing a headset during the day getting work done and I don't know if that's possible”
WVFRM Podcast · Oct 2022 · 1 episode · 604K views on this topicHe questions the feasibility of doing work in the metaverse, noting that current examples have not convinced him.
“The business aspect of it I'm still not totally sold on with like meetings and such at VR I I I get what they're thinking of like Zoom kind of sucks and there's probably a better way of doing it and a more interactive way of doing it it's not anywhere near there yet”
WVFRM Podcast · Oct 2022 · 1 episode · 604K views on this topicHe believes Meta is focused on selling the Quest Pro to businesses as a way to generate revenue to fund future consumer-facing VR development.
“so if they sell a ton of these to businesses they'll get a cash injection to do r d to eventually put in they can similar version of this but obviously Enterprise is going to be where you can pull the most cash from people at once in the beginning”
WVFRM Podcast · Oct 2022 · 1 episode · 604K views on this topicExtracted by a model; may misattribute who said what.