{"id":392772,"date":"2022-01-12T04:43:14","date_gmt":"2022-01-12T01:43:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/meta-poaches-staff-from-microsoft-and-apple-for-metaverse-plans\/"},"modified":"2022-01-12T04:43:14","modified_gmt":"2022-01-12T01:43:14","slug":"meta-poaches-staff-from-microsoft-and-apple-for-metaverse-plans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/meta-poaches-staff-from-microsoft-and-apple-for-metaverse-plans\/","title":{"rendered":"# Meta poaches staff from Microsoft and Apple for Metaverse plans"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3be6c4781b5\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3be6c4781b5\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/meta-poaches-staff-from-microsoft-and-apple-for-metaverse-plans\/#Facebooks_push_to_become_Meta\" >Facebook\u2019s push to become Meta<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong># Meta poaches staff from Microsoft and <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">App<\/a>le for Metaverse plans <\/strong>&#8221;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.cointelegraph.com\/images\/840_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjItMDEvNGM2NzhkMTQtNWVlYy00NWZlLWI2ZDQtOWYxYzk0ZGNiYmQ1LmpwZw==.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-content\" data-v-128018ef>Employees from Microsoft and Apple are jumping ship to join Meta Platforms as the company sets its sights on creating the Metaverse. <\/p>\n<p>According to former employees of Microsoft <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/microsoft-hit-by-defections-as-tech-giants-battle-for-talent-to-build-the-metaverse-11641819601\">quoted<\/a> by the Wall Street Journal, around 100 people have ditched the tech giant\u2019s augmented reality team over the past year to join Meta Platforms. They claim that Meta has been particularly focused on snapping up people who have worked on Microsoft\u2019s HoloLens augmented reality (AR) headsets. <\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/microsoft-hit-by-defections-as-tech-giants-battle-for-talent-to-build-the-metaverse-11641819601\">According<\/a> to the WSJ, Linkedin profiles show that more than 70 people who were part of Microsoft\u2019s HoloLens team have left the project over the past year, with more than 40 of them taking on new positions at Meta. <\/p>\n<p>Microsoft\u2019s first mover advantage in the AR space makes its employees valuable assets to Meta. Microsoft <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/news.microsoft.com\/en-au\/2016\/10\/12\/microsoft-announces-global-expansion-for-hololens\/\">announced<\/a> its HoloLens project more than five years ago in 2016, with the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">technology<\/a> developing into one of the world\u2019s most advanced headsets. <\/p>\n<p>Apple is attempting to counteract an employee exodus to Meta by offering lucrative stock options and bonuses worth between $50,000 and $180,000, according to a <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2021-12-28\/apple-pays-unusual-180-000-bonuses-to-retain-engineering-talent\">report<\/a> by Bloomberg. In late Dec 2021, the company offered the bonuses to a group of engineers in silicon design, hardware and some software operations workers. <\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Facebooks_push_to_become_Meta\"><\/span>Facebook\u2019s push to become Meta<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Meta Platforms was formerly known as Facebook until a major rebranding exercise in Oct 2021, signalling the company\u2019s growing ambitions beyond <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media<\/a>. Its virtual reality hardware business \u201cReality Labs\u201d has been hard at work in the months since, successfully creating a prototype of its virtual reality \u201chaptic gloves\u201d in mid-Nov 2021. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Announcing <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Meta?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Meta<\/a> \u2014 the Facebook company\u2019s new name. Meta is helping to build the metaverse, a place where we\u2019ll play and connect in 3D. Welcome to the next chapter of social connection. <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ywSJPLsCoD\">pic.twitter.com\/ywSJPLsCoD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Meta (@Meta) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Meta\/status\/1453795115701440524?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 28, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Despite these early successes, the centralized Meta\u2019s attempts to dominate the Metaverse has led to no shortage of criticism in the wider community, which includes leaders in the crypto, NFT, blockchain and <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Game<\/a>Fi spaces. <\/p>\n<p>Some crypto leaders such as Hodl Asset\u2019s Jenny Ta have suggested that Mark Zuckerberg shouldn\u2019t be the one to lead Facebook into the Metaverse at all, given his history regarding data mining, privacy and content policies. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn order for him to have a clean slate for Meta, he must step down and he must have a new CEO to run it,\u201d she said in a November interview with Cointelegraph.<\/p>\n<p>Both Microsoft and Apple have had their sights set on the Metaverse for quite some time. In early Nov. 2021, Microsoft announced a slew of Teams updates and upgrades to its Xbox gaming console, along with a new product called \u201cDynamics 365 Connected Spaces.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The metaverse is here, and it\u2019s not only transforming how we see the world but how we participate in it \u2013 from the factory floor to the meeting room. Take a look. <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/h5tsdYMXRD\">pic.twitter.com\/h5tsdYMXRD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Satya Nadella (@satyanadella) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/satyanadella\/status\/1455624165201887234?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 2, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Metaverse enables us to embed computing into the real world and to embed the real world into computing,\u201d Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said at the time. <\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cWhat\u2019s most important is that we are able to bring our humanity with us, and choose how we want to experience this world.\u201d <\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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