After stepping back, the Meta stops preparing to ‘downgrade’ its smart glasses

The company is no abandoning the idea of ​​a subscription fee for other products – which is still in progress. Yee confirms that “some of the more valuable things will be subscriptions over time.”

But Conversation Focus, the access feature, “will be available for free through the Early Access Program to early testers while we work on a better solution.”

This is one of the statements of the company Seaside:

Meta AI’s glasses carry a lot of freebies, and some of the offers are only subscriptions over time—and looking at the conversation is what we want to make sure we’re getting right. We’ve heard feedback so we’re suspending its registration tests for now. Consultation will be available free of charge through our Access Program to early testers while we’re working on a better job.

The most stupid part of the original Meta plan was the “limit” Meta made it sound like important charging for Conversation Focus subscriptions because running the service had additional costs, to the point that even paid subscribers only get 15 hours of Conversation Focus per month. This was easy to disprove: After I left my Meta Ray-Bans online, the look continued to work.

But Meta doesn’t really promise to leave those “boundaries”.

I asked: “Since the Conversation Focus is on tools and Meta understands what’s going on, do you think it’s no longer limited?”

Meta’s response: “We don’t have any more information to share, but the testing is currently on hold and we are still looking at our options to find the best solution.”

Yee says “not all” startups will be registered, however. He points out that the reason Meta is charging for subscriptions is so it can recoup the cost of the hardware, not just keep it:

We sell hardware at affordable prices to get AI glasses into the hands of as many people as possible and they pack a lot of valuables for free, so some of the valuables become subscriptions over time. Charging energy users for more efficient use of valuable resources is how we promote this strategy and continue to invest in it.

I don’t know if I can call my $299 Meta Ray-Bans “free.” But I know that Meta he continues to anger those people don’t do that like his glassesso it would be dangerous to anger those who to do like them, too. I think the company has already decided that Conversation Focus will be free, but is saving the announcement for later – to ensure the unveiling of other features that will cost money.