News on December 21st, according to foreign media reports, based on the safety of its own products, to avoid allowing its own products like Oculus or its augmented reality glasses to be controlled by Google’s Android system, Facebook has hired a joint Microsoft Windows NT The creator Mark Lucovsky rebuilt the operating system for himself.
Currently, Apple and Google are the two major speakers of mobile operating systems. In this regard, Facebook's development of its own operating system can free itself from the shackles and have greater freedom. Currently, Facebook's smartphone application will still be used on Android. And this operating system under development is expected to be used in future products. The development of
operating system will greatly promote the progress of hardware equipment. It is reported that Facebook has built a new office base for its AR/VR in Burlingame that can accommodate 4,000 people. Facebook's ambition is not only in the software of the operating system, behind the system is the ambition of hardware development.
Currently, a variety of "humanized" devices developed by Facebook, such as Oculus helmets, Portal screens, and heart readers, are all available on the market. Although the sales of these devices have been growing slowly and have not allowed Facebook to obtain huge benefits, these devices have allowed Facebook to no longer be a purely social company, and begin to transform into a comprehensive company. (Editor: Zhou Cheng)
