“âI do think that thereâs this whole vibe with Apple fanboys, which I find kind of a little funny, where itâs like a lot of people just get upset if you dare to question if Apple is going to lead in a new space.â”
That was Meta
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CEO Mark Zuckerberg talking about his recent review of Appleâs Vision Pro during an episode of the Morning Brew Daily podcast that was published on Friday.
In his review, Zuckerberg â not surprisingly â said Metaâs Quest 3 headset is not just a better value ($499 versus $3,499) but an overall better product than Appleâs Vision Pro headset.
âI just saw the media coverage around this was just sort of breathlessly assuming that, I think because itâs Apple
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and because it was such an expensive product, like it must be the better one in quality, even though a lot of people are saying, hey, no, you should go buy Quest 3 because itâs the better price,â Zuckerberg said on the podcast.
Appleâs Vision Pro debuted on Feb. 2. Itâs the companyâs first VR headset. Metaâs Quest made its debut in 2019 and its Quest 3 came out in 2023.
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âFirst of all, Iâm not laughing at them. I take Apple seriously,â Zuckerberg said. âI think itâs like a good company. They do good work. Iâm just laying out the facts as I see them today. Iâm not saying that theyâre not going to improve, but hey, weâre going to improve, too. And weâre a company that moves pretty quickly, so I actually think weâll probably move faster.â
Of course, not everyone who has tried Appleâs new headset agrees with Zuckerberg. A Wall Street Journal Technology Columnist called it âthe best headset yet.â
In Zuckerbergâs review of the Apple Vision Pro, which was posted on Instagram on Wednesday, he highlighted the Questâs weight (so it can be worn for longer periods), and its more immersive content library. He noted that Appleâs product did have higher resolution, though.
Representatives for Apple did not immediately respond to MarketWatchâs request for comment.
Meta has been a top performer on Wall Street this year, with its stock rising 34.63% compared to a 4.87% decline for Apple Inc.
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