Mark Zuckerberg mocks Apple ‘fanboys’ in takedown of ‘Vision Pro’ headset as tech rivalry heats up

Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg ripped Apple’s $3,500 “Vision Pro” virtual reality headset – and poked fun at the company’s “fanboy” defenders” – in the latest sign of an escalating rivalry between the two tech giants.

Zuckerberg took aim at Apple’s buzzy gadget in a product review after he “finally tried” the pricey competitor. The 39-year-old argued that his company’s Quest 3 VR headset, which costs $499, is “better for the vast majority of things that people use mixed reality for.”

“I have to say that before this, I expected that Quest would be the better value for most people since it’s really good and like seven times less expensive, but after using it, I don’t just think that Quest is the better value, it’s the better product period,” Zuckerberg said.

The Facebook founder boasted that the Quest 3 headset has several advantages compared to the Vision Pro, including a lighter weight, a deeper content library, a wider field of view, and no wires.

Apple’s goggles, he asserted, have an uncomfortable “motion blur” effect and is less useful for gamers.

Zuckerberg acknowledged that the Vision Pro has a “higher resolution” than Meta’s headset, but said he “was surprised by how many tradeoffs they had to make to the quality of the device and the comfort and the ergonomics and other aspects of the display.”