Flynn Zaiger | Source | CEO at Online Optimism

"Microsoft's partnership with Qualcomm represents a choice that's diametrically opposite than its main competitor, Apple. "Apple recently split up with Intel, opting to produce its own chips for most of its equipment. Microsoft is instead still relying on external chip manufacturers. This is a sign that they believe that the turn to the metaverse, and services that use their Microsoft Mesh service, are going to happen sooner or later."

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