Facebook Inc. hired Hugo Barra to lead its virtual reality efforts

Jan 26, 2017

Facebook Inc. hired Hugo Barra to lead its virtual reality efforts just days after he quit Xiaomi.

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“I’m excited that Hugo Barra is joining Facebook to lead all of our virtual reality efforts, including our Oculus team. Hugo’s in China right now, so here we are together in VR. It seems fitting.

I’ve known Hugo for a long time, starting when he helped develop the Android operating system, to the last few years he’s worked at Xiaomi in Beijing bringing innovative devices to millions of people.

Hugo shares my belief that virtual and augmented reality will be the next major computing platform. They’ll enable us to experience completely new things and be more creative than ever before. Hugo is going to help build that future, and I’m looking forward to having him on our team.” said Zuckerberg in a Facebook post

Now it is clear. Hugo Barra had another offer when he left the Xiaomi. A really wide offer training and his passion. I do not deny that he missed and family, but was not refuse such an offer in the absence of strong motivations.

In the future we will see if he will be able to meet its promise to support Xiaomi virtual world developed by Facebook. If you can, this support will make a big difference for Xiaomi. This departure will transform from a temporary loss in a difficult moment in a decisive long-term investment.

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