New Delhi, March 20 -- After nearly five years and an estimated $80 billion investment, the company is winding down the VR version of Horizon Worlds by June 2026, transitioning it into a mobile-only experience. The move signals a strategic reset under Mark Zuckerberg, who had once positioned the metaverse as the next computing platform.

But beyond the numbers, a former insider's account is now reframing the narrative from ambition failure to execution breakdown.

A post by former Reality Labs employee Vasuman Moza adds a critical layer to the story. His remarks suggest the metaverse didn't collapse due to lack of potential but due to systemic disconnects within product decision-making.

He wrote, "TheMetaverse had real legs but was oblit...