Facebook is Working on Its Own Operating System
Facebook has announced that the company is working on an operating system of its own- built completely from scratch.
Facebook is Working on Its Own Operating System
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Muhammad Mubeen Javed
Facebook has announced that the company is working on an operating system of its own- built completely from scratch.
Ficus Kirkpatrick, who is the company’s executive, made the announcement. It was reported by The Information.
According to the report, the project lead will be Mark Lucovsky, a former Microsoft engineer, who also co-authored the Windows NT operating system.
The release date of the unnamed operating system is concerned. The social media giant is keeping that under the wraps for now. The fact that Facebook is working on its own OS depicts that it might also be working on some hardware running the new OS soon.
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This is not the first time Facebook has decided to work on an operating system of its own. Previously, the company developed prototypes for its own OS but ended up using Android instead.
According to Andrew Bosworth, Facebook’s head of virtual and augmented reality,
“We want to make sure the next generation has space for us, we don’t think we can trust the marketplace or competitors to ensure that’s the case. And so, we’re going to do it ourselves.”
Apart from this, the social media giant is also working on developing an Alexa and Google home like voice assistant.
If Facebook comes up with its own operating system, it will be a big step towards self-sufficiency. But considering the company’s previous record, let’s hope it isn’t a privacy disaster.