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A centralized-vs-decentralized counterpositioning happens repeatedly in tech. It happened with Mac vs Windows on the client, Windows vs Linux on the server, iOS vs Android on the phone, and now perhaps Apple vs Meta on the headset. Note that Windows was *more* open than MacOS on the client, but *less* open than Linux on the server. Anyone could built a Wintel box in the 2000s, so it was more open than Apple's laptops. But you had to pay Windows licensing fees on the server, and early Google didn't want to do that, so it used Linux. The point being: centralized-vs-decentralized is a recurrent motif, a way that economic spaces partition, and in part a business decision. The centralized party can sometimes be forced into the decentralized position or vice versa, and has to adapt to survive. Microsoft was decentralized relative to Apple and centralized relative to Linux. And centralized Facebook may need to morph into (relatively) decentralized Meta. So: there will be other players, but my hunch is that Meta goes to the Android corner of the market. For one thing, Apple's price point now makes Meta's headset look inexpensive... https://t.co/o6gG0mdBXH