Meta comes under fire for charging for VR apps needed for metaverse push

George Iddenden
Meta is planning on opening bricks-and-mortar locations in order to showcase its metaverse products to customers before they launch the virtual world.
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Meta has come under fire from VR app developers for imposing charges on apps created for its virtual reality (VR) headset.

A number of developers have told the Financial Times that they are frustrated on the fact that Meta has instead on a charging model for its VR App Store.

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Meta comes under fire for charging for VR apps needed for metaverse push

Meta is planning on opening bricks-and-mortar locations in order to showcase its metaverse products to customers before they launch the virtual world.

Meta has come under fire from VR app developers for imposing charges on apps created for its virtual reality (VR) headset.

A number of developers have told the Financial Times that they are frustrated on the fact that Meta has instead on a charging model for its VR App Store.

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