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Microsoft is suspending new sales in Russia

Mashable VR

Microsoft is suspending all new sales of its products and services in Russia amidst the invasion of Ukraine by Putin's forces. In a blog post , Microsoft's president & vice chair Brad Smith also said the company's stopping "many aspects" of its business in Russia "in compliance with governmental sanctions decisions."

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The XR Week Peek (2021.05.11): Pico Neo 3 launched, HTC may announce Focus 3 and Pro 2, and more!

The Ghost Howls

The strategy of the company is the one of having an affordable headset like the Quest 2 that can appeal to the masses, and then release a headset with enhanced features (like eye tracking, face tracking, etc…) for prosumers that want to pay for better performances. The Epic vs Apple trial makes interesting documents come to light.

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Augmented reality’s half-decade of stagnation

TechCrunch VR

“[Magic Leap’s previous marketing strategies] were incredible for driving a lot of attention to the company and the field itself, not so great at setting realistic expectations,” Magic Leap CMO Daniel Diez told us. But, I’m excited to see what Apple thinks it is.” Everything Apple announced this week.

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Top XR Stories of 2019

Tech Trends VR

At this year’s year’s E3 conference, Facebook’s Vice President of Special Gaming Strategies Jason Rubin told audiences that the Oculus Quest was seeing “console-like” engagement from users, selling $5 million worth of content in first 2 weeks since the device started shipping back in May. Happy holidays! VR Therapy.