Microsoft and the Metaverse
All of the discussion around the metaverse as if it&#x27;s something we should take seriously has me baffled. It&#x27;s an ill defined concept and the effort is being led by a company that hardly anyone trusts or even likes.<p>As far as I can tell it&#x27;s the internet but in VR with an avatar. Or in other words it&#x27;s the internet but with extra steps in the way of obtaining the information or completing the transaction, not to mention the increased hardware costs (VR headsets are expensive) and bandwidth costs associated with this superfluous fluff.<p>I just don&#x27;t understand how they aren&#x27;t being laughed out of the room. This is fantasy level stuff and it&#x27;s going to be an absolutely massive failure.