practically everything about Metaplatforms (GOAL -1.28%) and CEO Mark Zuckerberg is divisive these days. So it’s no surprise that the company’s new premium VR headset, Meta Quest Pro, was met with disdain by many outlets. Hating VR, the metaverse, and the company’s attempt to build a future 3D app is an easy way to get clicks, especially from those who aren’t sure what the metaverse is in the first place.

But that’s really a shame, because Zuckerberg isn’t going after the metaverse just for fun. Rather, Meta is building a new computing hardware platform to ensure the company’s survival.

The problem with the software-based business model

Meta’s social media empire makes money from ads, but at their core, these are still software…