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To build metaverse, Meta first wants to build stores

Meta has discussed opening retail stores that will eventually span the world, said people with knowledge of the proj­ect

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The stores would help show people that virtual reality and au­gm­­ented reality can be fun and exciting, exactly the way Zucker­berg sees it. (Photo: Bloomberg and AP)

Mike Isaac | NYT
One of Mark Zuckerberg’s first steps toward building the metave­rse may be physical instead of virtual. Meta, the social media company formerly known as Facebook, has discussed opening retail stores that will eventually span the world, said people with knowledge of the proj­ect and company documents viewed by The New York Times. The stores would be used to introduce people to devices made by the company’s Reality Labs division, such as virtual reality headsets and, eventually, augmented reality glasses, they said. 
 
These devices are gateways to the metaverse, a futuri­stic digital world where people mo­ve from virtual to augmented versi­o­ns

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