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Business of Tech | Meta's Quest 3 Mixed Reality Headset Soon Available Through TD Synnex

TD Synnex, the world’s largest IT distributor, announced an enhanced distribution agreement with Meta (formerly Facebook) during the TD Synnex Inspire 2023 conference. Under the agreement, TD Synnex will be the exclusive North American distributor of Meta’s new suite of business products, including the Meta Quest 3 mixed reality headset and related software. The partnership aims to provide collaboration, training, creativity, and design capabilities powered by the Metaverse.

Why do we care?

I was conversing yesterday with a journalist about niche markets. I offhandedly commented, “You know, if you needed a metaverse solution, I’m confident you could call a distributor up, and they’d have it on their line card.”

And here we go.   Right after the announcement, the products are available within distribution.   Do you need something you don’t focus on?  It’s available. 

For MSPs and IT solution providers, this means that even if you don’t specialize in emerging tech like mixed reality or the metaverse, these solutions are readily available through your existing distribution channels. This provides a fantastic opportunity to diversify your offering and meet your clients’ increasingly complex and varied tech needs.

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