Mark Zuckerberg showing off his ‘metaverse’ avatar during Connect 2021. (Facebook)

• Meta’s product manager said that the metaverse will one day be as important as the smartphone.
• Speaking at a Davos panel on Wednesday, Chris Cox discussed Meta’s vision for the metaverse.
• Meta has been heavily focused on its Reality Labs division in recent years, posting heavy losses.
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Meta’s chief product officer, Chris Cox, said he believes the metaverse will one day become as essential as smartphones during a panel on the technology at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Wednesday.

Cox said Meta believes “someday that computing platform will be as important to our lives as the smartphone has been.”

Cox explained that…