https://www.theverge.com/2019/2/25/18238508/microsoft-hololens-2-open-principles-tim-sweeney-interview

Microsoft unveiled its latest HoloLens 2 headset at an event at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona yesterday. While the headset has all the tech improvements you might expect, Microsoft surprised the industry with some solid commitments to being open in what it calls “the third era of computing.” Microsoft technical fellow and HoloLens inventor Alex Kipman made three key commitments for the company’s Mixed Reality platform:

These significant commitments see Microsoft returning to a more open platform for Windows. “As leaders in mixed reality, we want to do it differently,” explains Kipman. “We want the third era of computing, the era of mixed reality, to be future forward and more culturally relevant. As members of the mixed reality community, we want the future to be open.”