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Meta Comes Roaring Back, What the Market Missed Last Fall, The Compromises that Define the Modern Internet

Sharp Tech with Ben Thompson

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The Metaverse Isn't Working, Is It?

Mark Zuckerberg's company is spending billions of dollars on the metaverse. The Metaverse has basically zero CapEx because there's no service. Mark Zuckerberg actually believes in this, he does want to own his platform. He wants to not be intermediated by an Apple or something like that. It's not a desperate Hail Mary to rescue their business.

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