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(Kitco News) – Microsoft appears to be changing its metaverse strategy to focus more on business and less on social interactions between users, judging by recent developments at the multinational tech corporation.

AltspaceVR, a Microsoft-owned social virtual reality platform, announced that it will close its doors on March 10 so the project team can shift its focus “to support immersive experiences powered by Microsoft Mesh.”

AltspaceVR was originally founded in 2013 by Eric Romo, Product Manager at Facebook Reality Labs Social Experiences, and was…