


Still, there’s enough information in Tuesday’s announcement to read into a couple of tea leaves. The forum’s members hail from a broad cross-section of sectors, ranging from chipmakers ( Qualcomm, Nvidia), to furniture retailers (Ikea, Wayfair), to software developers ( Adobe, Autodesk). At this point, it’s far too early to predict whether the consortium will collaboratively work toward these noble goals.ĭivergent business demands could scuttle cooperation, particularly given that industry analysts see the metaverse as a multitrillion-dollar opportunity.
