Google has bought a part of HTC’s team working on Vive and other XR stuff for a cool $250 million in cash. This amount also grants Google a non-exclusive license for HTC’s XR intellectual property.
This, HTC says, will drive the growth of the still very nascent XR ecosystem. Following the deal, Google and HTC will “explore future collaboration opportunities”.
For Google, this “helps to further strengthen its commitment to the Android XR platform and its acceleration across the headset and glasses ecosystem, which will help drive the XR industry”, according to HTC’s official press…
