Meta’s move to expand Meta Horizon OS to third-party hardware manufacturers is a significant step in the growing AR/VR ecosystem. By creating an operating system that can be used by other hardware manufacturers, Meta is positioning itself as a major player in the mixed reality space and creating opportunities to outpace Apple in mixed reality development. Apple launched the Vision Pro headset earlier this year, but software is lacking given the high price and limited distribution of the device. According to a report from earlier today, interest in the Vision Pro is already waning at Apple’s retail locations with fewer people requesting demos.