Why is it reported that Facebook is developing its own OS?

by Kon Karampelas

The Information of overseas news media reports that Facebook is developing its own OS. The development of this OS is led by Mark Lucovsky, who was involved in the development of Windows NT .

To Control Its Destiny, Facebook Bets Big on Hardware — The Information
https://www.theinformation.com/articles/to-control-its-destiny-facebook-bets-big-on-hardware

Facebook is working on its own OS that could reduce its reliance on Android-The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/2019/12/19/21030043/facebook-os-custom-operating-system-android-reliance-self-sufficiency-ar-glasses

Facebook Is Building an Operating System for Future Devices-Bloomberg
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-12-19/facebook-is-building-an-operating-system-for-future-devices

Facebook has not been limited to SNS, but has developed a variety of Wi-Fi drone “Aquila” and AR smart glasses that replace smartphones. In September 2019, Facebook has been reported to have acquired a startup that develops a wristband that reads the brain .

According to a new report by The Information, Facebook is building an OS for future devices. When The Information heard from Facebook public relations, Facebook is focusing on “future products” like AR smart glasses.

`` We want to be confident that in the next generation we can enter, '' Andrew Bosworth, head of Facebook hardware development, talks about Facebook's plans to develop a new OS . “I don't think I can trust the market or the competitors for that. That's why we do it ourselves,” says Bosworth. Mark Lucovsky, who worked on Windows NT, led the OS development at the time of writing.

Facebook, the developer of the SNS platform, has to rely on Apple and Google, the developers of the OS, and has been searching for ways to break this dependency for many years. In 2011, it was reported that smartphones were already being developed in cooperation with HTC, and in the project `` Oxygen '', the Facebook application was distributed directly to Android devices in case it was blocked by the Google Play store I looked for a way to do it, but this was also unsuccessful.

Facebook, smartphone jointly developed with HTC--AllThingsD report-CNET
https://japan.cnet.com/article/35010838/

Facebook acquired Oculus , a VR headset in 2014, but it still runs on Android. However, Facebook's AR / VR developer Ficus Kirkpatrick shows that in the future Facebook hardware may no longer need to rely on Google software.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg believes that AR glasses will replace smartphones in the future, and is believed to be focusing on the OS so that the software market can be more controlled. The Information report suggests that Facebook may take a more Apple-like approach in the future, this is a 2018 report that `` Facebook is developing a chip '' and voice assistant This is also consistent with the April 2019 report that it is being developed.