Apple and Facebook Clashing Could Be a Major Tech Story of 2022, Says Expert

Apple and Facebook Clashing Could Be a Major Tech Story of 2022, Says Expert
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Facebook Inc., or Meta Platforms’, foray into smartwatches, wearables, and mixed reality headsets is setting up the stage for a major clash with Apple Inc., as per Mark Gurman, an expert on the Tim Cook-led company.

What Happened

In the latest edition of his newsletter, the award-winning journalist pointed to a number of upcoming products which are set to compete with existing and upcoming Apple products from the Instagram parent, recently renamed as Meta.
“All this adds fuel to Apple’s feud with Meta,” wrote Gurman. “Between the Meta watch and dueling headsets—as well as the war of words around privacy and app-store policies between Cook and Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg—the clash between the companies could be a major tech story of 2022.”

Why It Matters

The expert pointed to a recent leak of Meta’s unreleased smartwatch rendering and observed it had a feature that the current iterations of Apple Watch do not offer—a front-facing camera.