CTO Predicts 2025 as a Key Year for Meta’s Augmented and Virtual Reality

Ugh, where to start? Ah, maybe with Andrew “Boz” Bosworth—kinda an OG at Meta, right? Dude’s got high hopes or maybe wild dreams for 2025, thinking Reality Labs will either crush it or, hmm, fall flat as a “legendary misadventure.” Either way, sounds fun, right?

So, Boz, yeah, he’s kinda leaning towards that shiny “greatness” thing. But let’s be real—markets are tricky beasts. He was on Bloomberg, rambling about how this year feels pivotal. Maybe he’s onto something? Or just hoping for magic. Hard to tell.

Oh, and those Ray-Ban AI glasses? Who knew? Wild, right? More than 2 million sold since October ‘23. Imagine that. Outselling the classics even before AI kicked in. Like, what’s going on in the world?

Meanwhile, Google’s stirring the pot with Gentle Monster and Warby Parker. Cool partnerships, but will they rock the boat? Apple’s sneaking into the game too, eyeing 2026 for their version. Something’s brewing, and it smells… competitive? Definitely.

Boz sounds pumped, talking about how they’ve shifted from this weird backroom vibe to the big stage scene. “Clock’s ticking,” he says. As if it’s this epic countdown. Whatever this year brings, it’s gotta be mega.

But, geez, competition’s just noise if no one’s buying what you’re selling, right? Like, what’s the point if the market shrugs? That hardware game is anyone’s guess. It’s like… fortune-telling with gadgets. You gotta have guts and kinda a sixth sense for it—Boz learned that from Sheryl Sandberg, ex-Meta COO.

She had this vibe: companies mess up, not ‘cause rivals beat them, but ‘cause they tripped over their own feet. So, Boz’s all about sticking to their game plan, tuning out the outside chaos. Got me wondering if they’ll actually pull it off.

Now, Meta’s got this big, bold roadmap they’re eager to tackle. By year’s end, we’ll see if they hit the bullseye. And five years from now? We’ll know if it mattered at all. Guess we wait, watching and munching popcorn, as one does.