Meta opens Quest operating system to third-party device makers

Facebook parent Meta on April 22 said it is opening up Meta Horizon OS, the operating system powering its Meta Quest mixed reality headsets, to third-party hardware makers.

This move comes as the social networking giant clashes with Apple to dominate the next frontier of computing. The strategy resembles how Google had earlier opened up its Android operating system to take on Apple’s iOS in the battle for smartphone operating systems.

“In every era of computing, there are open and closed models” said Meta chief executive Mark Zuckerberg in a video clip on Instagram.

“With phones, Apple’s closed model basically won out. Phones are tightly controlled and you are locked into what they will let you do. It doesn’t have to be that way. In the PC era, the open model won out, you could do a lot more things, install mods, more diversity of hardware, software and more” the Meta chief said.

Furthermore, the opening of the Meta Quest operating system presents an array of opportunities for collaboration and partnership within the VR industry. Meta aims to catalyze VR innovation by encouraging third-party device makers to leverage its operating system. Consequently, this initiative could lead to a surge in compelling VR experiences.
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