this abstract digital universe.
Apple CEO told Dutch outlet RTL Nieuw in an interview that “I’ve always thought it’s important for people to understand what something is. And I’m not sure the average person can tell you what the metaverse is .” That’s why the company he heads isn’t betting, for the moment, on the proposal that Mark Zuckerberg is so excited about.
With these statements, Cook reveals that Apple is not ready to announce that egypt number data it is joining the metaverse. This contrasts with statements made last July by The Verge . Where they report that Zuckerberg told Meta employees that the company is in a “very deep philosophical competition” with Apple to build the metaverse. “This is a competition of philosophies and ideas, where they believe that by doing everything on their own and integrating what they build they are generating a better user experience.”
Professionals point out that the public is not ready, but their companies are already working on the technology
Cook is skeptical that people will want to be exposed to augmented reality for long periods of time in the future. “Augmented reality is something you can dip your toes into, and it can be used in a good way. But I don’t think you want to live your whole life like that ,” he said in the aforementioned interview.
Cook's comments make him the latest CEO to express skepticism about the metaverse. Snap CEO Evan Spiegel told The Guardian that the company avoids using the term because it is "too ambiguous and hypothetical." you asked "about a hundred people what they think about the metaverse" there would be hundreds of different answers, as there is no "common definition."
While all three professionals have expressed their reservations about the "metaverse," all three companies are developing technology similar to what Meta believes will make the metaverse possible.