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In a complaint filed in federal court, the Federal Trade Commission<\/a> argued Meta is trying to illegally expand its virtual reality empire with the purchase of Within Unlimited<\/a>, maker of fitness app \"Supernatural.\"
Meta has made it a focus to build its metaverse vision for the internet's future, betting heavily on the interactive virtual world that the company believes will ensure its powerful position.
\"This acquisition poses a reasonable probability of eliminating both present and future competition,\" the FTC<\/a> complaint said. \"And Meta would be one step closer to its ultimate goal of owning the entire 'Metaverse.'\"
The social media giant said the FTC's move defied reality, and expressed confidence that its buy of Within would be good for VR users as well as developers who make apps in that market.
\"The FTC's case is based on ideology and speculation, not evidence,\" Meta said in response to an AFP inquiry.
\"The idea that this acquisition would lead to anticompetitive outcomes in a dynamic space with as much entry and growth as online and connected fitness is simply not credible.\"
Yet the FTC called the acquisition \"illegal\" and competition bureau deputy director John Newman added: \"Instead of competing on the merits, Meta is trying to buy its way to the top.\"
- Moving to block Meta - Meta is already a leading player in the virtual reality market, and its chief Mark Zuckerberg<\/a> has stressed that the metaverse is key to the company's future.
The Silicon Valley titan years back bought virtual reality gear maker Oculus and studios devoted to apps for use in digital realms.
Meta purchases have included a popular \"Beat Saber\" game in which players slash at oncoming virtual blocks in time to music.
The FTC said that the suit seeks specifically to block Meta and Zuckerberg from getting their hands on Within Unlimited.
The Supernatural app made buy independent studio Within lets users work out in routines set to music by popular artists such as Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, and Coldplay in realistic, virtual locales such as the Galapagos Islands, the FTC said.
The complaint quoted Within's as calling fitness apps \"the killer use case for VR.\"
Oculus vice president of play Jason Rubin announced the deal to buy Within in October, not disclosing financial details.
Supernatural is to operate independently as part of Meta's Reality Labs if the deal is consummated, Rubin said in a blog post at the time.
Supernatural workouts feature routines synched to music hits, real coaches, and \"stunning\" virtual destinations from Machu Picchu to the surface of Mars, Rubin said.
Some tech world watchers questioned whether the FTC move had also sent a \"chilling message\" to developers who hope of cashing in when their creations are snapped upt.
\"How does the FTC expect startup founders and employees to get any liquidity from their hard work if traditional exit method are going to be blocked?\" read a tweet to the regulator from the @pachos account of Samsung Ventures America managing director Michael Pachos.
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美国监管机构阻止元虚拟现实应用交易
在联邦法院的起诉书中,美国联邦贸易委员会(federal Trade Commission)认为元正试图非法扩大虚拟现实帝国在无限的购买,健身应用程序制造商“超自然”。
联邦法院的起诉书中,联邦贸易委员会认为元正试图非法扩大虚拟现实帝国的购买在无限的健身应用程序的制造商“超自然”。
元使它专注构建metaverse视觉对互联网的未来,看好的交互式虚拟世界公司认为将确保其强大的位置。
“此次收购构成合理的消除的可能性现在和未来的竞争,”联邦贸易委员会抱怨说。“和元将其拥有的终极目标更近一步整个‘Metaverse’。”
社交媒体巨头表示,FTC的举动不顾现实,并表示相信,其有利于内购买的虚拟用户以及开发人员在市场应用。
“联邦贸易委员会的案件是基于意识形态和投机,而不是证据,”元在回应法新社说调查。
“这次收购将导致反竞争的结果在一个动态空间与尽可能多的条目和增长的在线和连接健康是不可信的。”
然而联邦贸易委员会称为“收购“非法”和竞争局副局长约翰·纽曼补充道:“而不是竞争优点,元正试图购买前。”
-移动阻止元-元已经是一个主要玩家在虚拟现实市场,和其首席马克•扎克伯格强调,metaverse是公司未来的关键。
硅谷巨头年前买的虚拟现实设备制造商眼睛和工作室致力于应用在数字领域使用。
元购买包括流行“击败军刀”的游戏,玩家削减在迎面而来的虚拟块音乐。
联邦贸易委员会说,特别适合寻求阻止元和扎克伯格在这里在无限的。
超自然的应用使购买独立工作室在允许用户在例程将由流行音乐艺术家如Lady Gaga、凯蒂·佩里,酷玩乐队在现实,虚拟的加拉帕戈斯群岛等地区,美国联邦贸易委员会说。
起诉书中引用的调用健身应用程序”的杀手用例VR。”
眼睛打副总裁Jason鲁宾在10月份宣布收购,不披露的财务细节。
超自然是独立运作的一部分元的现实实验室如果交易完成,鲁宾在一篇博客文章说。
超自然的健身功能程序同步音乐,真正的教练,和“惊人的”虚拟目的地从火星表面的马丘比丘,鲁宾说。
一些科技世界观察人士质疑美国联邦贸易委员会也发出了一个“令人心寒的消息”转移到开发人员希望兑现时拍下了upt他们的作品。
“联邦贸易委员会希望创业者和员工如何获得任何流动性的努力如果传统退出方法将阻塞?”读推到监管机构从@pachos三星美国企业董事总经理迈克尔·帕奇欧。
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