Apple vs. Meta Is the New iOS vs. Android
Zuckerberg has spent the past few years trying to start a new kind of tech holy war with Apple. At least based on what’s unfolding on social media, Zuckerberg’s wish is coming true.
Last week, Meta held its Connect 2024 developer conference. During the keynote, Mark Zuckerberg unveiled Orion, Meta’s AR glasses prototype. Seeing that the device had no viable path to market, Zuckerberg decided to turn it into a prototype project. That decision was part of a broader Meta PR strategy aimed at one company: Apple. Zuckerberg has spent the past few years trying to start a new kind of tech holy war with Apple. At least based on what’s unfolding on social media, Zuckerberg’s wish is coming true.
It's been years since we have seen anything like the iOS vs. Android battle of the early smartphone years.
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Facebook’s Meta Rebranding: Logical Decision, Bad Timing
Facebook is no more, at least as it pertains to the $900 billon market cap company. Mark Zuckerberg’s company is now called Meta. Reactions to the rebranding have not been positive with most convinced the name change is a not-so-clever way to distract from ongoing fallout from the Facebook whistleblower. Others think Zuckerberg is trying to distance both himself and his other brands (Instagram, WhatsApp, and Oculus being the big three) from negative connotations associated with Facebook.
Those entrenched in tech were reminded of Google’s Alphabet reorganization six years ago, which has not turned out to be as effective as Google envisioned. While the two events share some similarities, the differences can’t be ignored.
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