Facebook Is Making an Operating System
Even though Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) barely makes any hardware -- mostly just its Oculus portfolio of virtual reality (VR) devices and its nascent line of Portal video chatting gadgets -- the company is pushing forward in developing an entirely new operating system. Those products currently run on heavily modified ("forked") versions of Android, Google's ubiquitous mobile operating system that can be customized for virtually any device. The social networking tech giant is starting from scratch as it builds an OS that can run future hardware products.
Unsurprisingly, Facebook doesn't want to rely on one of its biggest competitors to provide the lifeblood for its hardware.
Portal devices currently run a modified version of Android. Image source: Facebook.
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