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Software10/08/2026@TechDesk
Windows Mixed Reality Consumer Support Ends
Microsoft Building 92, 15010, Northeast 36th Street, Microsoft West Campus, Overlake, Redmond, King County, Washington, 98052, United StatesMicrosoft
Starts 11/01/2026SCHEDULEDDate confidence: SCHEDULEDGiven as scheduledHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all SCHEDULED pins73% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 73%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins from 50% to 74% confidencein 22 days
Microsoft statement to UploadVR^[1]: "As of Nov. 1, 2026 for consumers and Nov. 1, 2027 for commercial customers, Windows Mixed Reality will no longer be available for download ... and we will discontinue support."
Microsoft will stop supporting Windows Mixed Reality for consumers on 1 November 2026, ending downloads of the Mixed Reality Portal and WMR for SteamVR and all updates.

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Software10/08/2026@TechDesk

SideQuest Relaunches Altspace Social VR This Autumn

Belfast City District, County Antrim, Northern Ireland / Tuaisceart Éireann, United KingdomSideQuest

SideQuest Relaunches Altspace Social VR This Autumn

Starts 12/20/2026ESTIMATEDDate confidence: ESTIMATEDA target, not a fixed dateHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all ESTIMATED pins65% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 65%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins from 50% to 74% confidencein 71 days

SideQuest's Shane Harris said "fall of 2026"; following the season-end rule the pin takes the last day of autumn (20 December 2026).^[1]

SideQuest plans to relaunch Altspace, the social VR platform Microsoft closed in 2023, in autumn 2026 as a spiritual successor with robot avatars.

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Software10/08/2026@TechDesk

Dynamics 365 Remote Assist and Guides Retire for HoloLens

Microsoft Building 92, 15010, Northeast 36th Street, Microsoft West Campus, Overlake, Redmond, King County, Washington, 98052, United States

Dynamics 365 Remote Assist and Guides Retire for HoloLens

Dynamics 365 Remote Assist and Guides Retire for HoloLens

Starts 12/31/2026SCHEDULEDDate confidence: SCHEDULEDGiven as scheduledHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all SCHEDULED pins75% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 75%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 5 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or betterin 82 days

Schneider^[1] IM: "Effective December 31, 2026, Microsoft^[2] will retire the mixed reality applications Dynamics 365 Guides and Dynamics 365 Remote Assist"; Microsoft Learn: "will no longer be available after December 31, 2026".

Microsoft will retire its Dynamics 365 Remote Assist and Guides mixed reality apps for HoloLens on 31 December 2026; renewals closed on 1 November 2025.

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Software10/08/2026@TechDesk
SideQuest Buys Altspace Name and Plans a Relaunch of the Social VR App
Belfast City District, County Antrim, Northern Ireland / Tuaisceart Éireann, United KingdomSideQuest
Starts 07/30/2026ESTIMATEDDate confidence: ESTIMATEDA target, not a fixed dateHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all ESTIMATED pins66% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 66%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins from 50% to 74% confidence72 days ago
UploadVR^[1] (30 July 2026) reports Harris's Reddit post; Wikipedia^[3] says only "In July 2026", so the day is the article date.
SideQuest CEO Shane Harris announced on 30 July 2026 that SideQuest had acquired the rights to the Altspace name and will relaunch a spiritual successor to the Microsoft-closed social VR app this autumn.
Defense10/08/2026@TechDesk
GAO: Army Will Not Field Nearly 10,000 IVAS Headsets After US$1.8 Billion
Government Accountability Office, 441, G Street Northwest, Ward 6, Washington, District of Columbia, 20548, United StatesUnited States Army
Starts 07/10/2026ESTIMATEDDate confidence: ESTIMATEDA target, not a fixed dateHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all ESTIMATED pins67% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 67%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins from 50% to 74% confidence92 days ago
The Defense Post^[1] article is dated July 10, 2026; the CRS says "In July 2026, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) noted that the Army determined that none of [the 10,000] developed [IVAS] units will be fielded"; the exact release day is not stated.
A July 2026 Government Accountability Office report said the Army decided none of about 10,000 IVAS goggles it built will be fielded after roughly US$1.8 billion, with IVAS 1.2 moving to the SBMC prototype program.
$1.8B
Software10/08/2026@TechDesk
Microsoft Retires Mesh as Standalone Mixed Reality Platform
Microsoft Building 92, 15010, Northeast 36th Street, Microsoft West Campus, Overlake, Redmond, King County, Washington, 98052, United StatesMicrosoft
Starts 12/01/2025CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins79% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 79%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better313 days ago
The Register^[1] (2 December 2025): "As of December 1, mixed reality collaboration platform Microsoft Mesh is no more".
Microsoft retired its Mesh mixed reality collaboration platform on 1 December 2025, moving immersive meetings into Teams after announcing the end of the standalone app in July.
Defense10/08/2026@TechDesk
Anduril Unveils EagleEye Mixed Reality Helmets at AUSA
Walter E. Washington Convention Center, 801, M Street Northwest, Ward 2, Washington, District of Columbia, 20001, United StatesAnduril Industries
Starts 10/13/2025CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins77% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 77%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better362 days ago
TechCrunch^[1] (October 13, 2025): "Anduril Industries on Monday unveiled 'EagleEye,' a helmeted computing system".
Anduril unveiled EagleEye on 13 October 2025 at AUSA in Washington, a family of AI-enabled mixed reality helmet, visor and glasses systems built on Lattice for the Army's SBMC program.
Defense10/08/2026@TechDesk
Army Awards Anduril US$159 Million and Rivet US$195 Million for SBMC Headsets
Costa Mesa, Orange County, California, United StatesAnduril Industries
Starts 09/08/2025CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins83% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 83%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better1.1 years ago
DefenseScoop^[1] (8 September 2025): "Anduril announced Monday that it landed a $159 million deal for the Soldier Borne Mission Command (SBMC) program."
On 8 September 2025 the Army's Soldier Borne Mission Command program, successor to IVAS, awarded Anduril US$159 million and Rivet US$195 million to prototype night vision and mixed reality headsets.
$159M
Defense10/08/2026@TechDesk
Meta and Anduril Partner on Military XR Headsets, Starting With EagleEye
Costa Mesa, Orange County, California, United StatesAnduril Industries
Starts 05/29/2025CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins76% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 76%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 5 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better1.4 years ago
UploadVR^[1][5] is dated 29 May 2025 and reports "Anduril is teaming up with Meta to build XR products for US and allied militaries, starting with the EagleEye AR/VR helmet".
On 29 May 2025 Anduril and Meta announced a partnership to design and field augmented and virtual reality products for US and allied militaries, starting with the EagleEye helmet.
Defense10/08/2026@TechDesk
Army Approves Transfer of the IVAS Contract From Microsoft to Anduril
Costa Mesa, Orange County, California, United StatesAnduril Industries
Starts 04/10/2025CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins77% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 77%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 5 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better1.5 years ago
CRS: "On April 10, 2025, the Army reportedly approved a 'contract novation' ... that effectively transferred Microsoft's contract for IVAS to Anduril."^[1]
On 10 April 2025 the US Army approved a contract novation making Anduril the prime contractor on the Integrated Visual Augmentation System, replacing Microsoft.
Defense10/08/2026@TechDesk
Microsoft and Anduril Partner to Take Over the Army's IVAS Program
Costa Mesa, Orange County, California, United StatesAnduril Industries
Starts 02/11/2025CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins76% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 76%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 5 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better1.7 years ago
Overt Defense^[5]: "On 11 February 2025, Microsoft Corp. and Anduril Industries ... announced a strategic partnership to advance the next phase of the U.S. Army's IVAS program".
On 11 February 2025 Microsoft and Anduril announced Anduril would assume oversight of IVAS production and future development from Microsoft, pending Pentagon approval, with Azure as the preferred cloud.
$22B
Electronics10/08/2026@TechDesk
Original HoloLens Gets Its Final Servicing Update and Reaches End of Life
Microsoft Building 92, 15010, Northeast 36th Street, Microsoft West Campus, Overlake, Redmond, King County, Washington, 98052, United StatesMicrosoft
Starts 12/10/2024CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins75% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 75%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 5 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better1.8 years ago
MIXED quotes Microsoft's partner notice: "The end of life for HoloLens (1st Gen) is Dec 10, 2024"; Road to VR^[5] says the 2016-era HoloLens "will receive its final servicing update on December 10th, 2024".
Microsoft ended support for the first-generation HoloLens on 10 December 2024 with a final servicing update, saying devices would keep working but get no more security updates.
Electronics10/08/2026@TechDesk
Microsoft Discontinues HoloLens 2 With No Successor
Microsoft Building 92, 15010, Northeast 36th Street, Microsoft West Campus, Overlake, Redmond, King County, Washington, 98052, United StatesMicrosoft
Starts 09/27/2024CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins76% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 76%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better2.0 years ago
Road to VR^[1] (1 October 2024): "Microsoft announced to enterprise partners last week that it's discontinuing its latest AR headset, HoloLens 2"; MIXED embeds a tweet of 30 September 2024 saying "On Friday, Microsoft announced the End of Life for HoloLens 2 as Dec 31, 2027" (Friday 27 September).
Microsoft told partners in late September 2024 that HoloLens 2 was discontinued, with a last-time buy and security updates only through 31 December 2027.
Software10/08/2026@TechDesk
Microsoft Deprecates Windows Mixed Reality, to Be Removed From Windows 11
Microsoft Building 92, 15010, Northeast 36th Street, Microsoft West Campus, Overlake, Redmond, King County, Washington, 98052, United StatesMicrosoft
Starts 12/21/2023CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins79% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 79%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better2.8 years ago
Wikipedia^[4]: "On December 21, 2023, Microsoft announced that WMR has been deprecated"; The Register^[1] of 27 December reports it at the top of the latest list of deprecated Windows features.
On 21 December 2023 Microsoft listed Windows Mixed Reality as deprecated, saying it would be removed from Windows 11 version 24H2 and ending its first-party VR headset platform.
Software10/08/2026@TechDesk
Microsoft Shuts Down AltspaceVR After Mixed Reality Layoffs
Microsoft Building 92, 15010, Northeast 36th Street, Microsoft West Campus, Overlake, Redmond, King County, Washington, 98052, United StatesMicrosoft
Starts 03/10/2023CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins77% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 77%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 5 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better3.6 years ago
Road to VR^[1]: "Microsoft says it's shutting down AltspaceVR on March 10th, 2023" and the update of 9 March says it is "officially headed for the long sleep tomorrow, March 10th".
Microsoft switched off the social VR platform AltspaceVR on 10 March 2023, announced on 20 January amid layoffs that also disbanded the HoloLens Mixed Reality Toolkit team.
Business10/08/2026@TechDesk
Microsoft and Meta Partner to Bring Teams, Windows 365 and Xbox to Quest
Menlo Park, San Mateo County, California, 94025, United StatesMicrosoft
Starts 10/11/2022CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins80% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 80%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better4.0 years ago
TechCrunch^[1] (11 October 2022): "At Meta's Connect conference this morning, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said that Microsoft Teams will integrate with Quest devices".
Satya Nadella joined Mark Zuckerberg at Meta Connect on 11 October 2022 to announce Microsoft Teams, Windows apps, Microsoft 365 and Xbox Cloud Gaming coming to Meta Quest headsets.
Defense10/08/2026@TechDesk
Pentagon Inspector General Warns Army Could Waste US$21.88 Billion on IVAS
Government Accountability Office, 441, G Street Northwest, Ward 6, Washington, District of Columbia, 20548, United StatesUnited States Army
Starts 04/22/2022CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins80% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 80%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better4.5 years ago
Wikipedia^[3] states the Inspector General audit was "released on April 22 2022"; The Register^[1] (26 April 2022) quotes the report "this month".
A Defense Department Inspector General audit released on 22 April 2022 said the Army had not defined user acceptance for IVAS and could waste up to US$21.88 billion on headsets soldiers do not want.
$21.9B
Defense10/08/2026@TechDesk
US Army Awards Microsoft IVAS Production Deal Worth Up to US$21.88 Billion
Microsoft Building 92, 15010, Northeast 36th Street, Microsoft West Campus, Overlake, Redmond, King County, Washington, 98052, United StatesMicrosoft
Starts 03/31/2021CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins78% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 78%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 5 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better5.5 years ago
Washington Technology^[1] (31 March 2021): the contract "is potentially worth up to $21.88 billion over 10 years ... Microsoft said Wednesday"; Wikipedia^[2] gives the award date as 26 March 2021.
Microsoft said on 31 March 2021 that the US Army had awarded it a production agreement worth up to US$21.88 billion over 10 years for more than 120,000 customised HoloLens headsets.
$21.9B
Software10/08/2026@TechDesk
Microsoft Announces Mesh Mixed Reality Platform at Ignite
Microsoft Building 92, 15010, Northeast 36th Street, Microsoft West Campus, Overlake, Redmond, King County, Washington, 98052, United StatesMicrosoft
Starts 03/02/2021CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins79% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 79%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better5.6 years ago
Silicon Republic^[1] quotes Alex Kipman's Ignite keynote "yesterday (2 March)"; Domus dated 4 March also reports the announcement.
Microsoft announced Mesh on 2 March 2021 at Ignite, a cloud platform for shared holographic collaboration across HoloLens, VR headsets, phones and PCs.
Electronics10/08/2026@TechDesk
HoloLens 2 Begins Shipping to Enterprise Customers
Microsoft Building 92, 15010, Northeast 36th Street, Microsoft West Campus, Overlake, Redmond, King County, Washington, 98052, United StatesMicrosoft
Starts 11/07/2019CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins80% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 80%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better6.9 years ago
Road to VR^[1] says HoloLens 2 shipping began "back in November 2019"; Wikipedia^[2][3][4] gives the day as November 7, 2019.
Microsoft began shipping HoloLens 2 on 7 November 2019 in the US, France, Germany, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand and the UK, to select enterprise customers first.
$3.5K
Electronics10/08/2026@TechDesk
Microsoft Unveils HoloLens 2 at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona
Fira de Barcelona - Gran Via, Carrer del Bronze, Sant Cristòfol, la Marina de Port, Sants-Montjuïc, Barcelona, Barcelonès, Barcelona, Catalunya, 08908Microsoft
Starts 02/24/2019CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins80% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 80%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better7.6 years ago
Wikipedia^[1][3] and Tech Advisor^[2]: HoloLens 2 was announced by Alex Kipman on February 24, 2019 at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.
Microsoft unveiled the HoloLens 2 mixed reality headset at MWC Barcelona on 24 February 2019, priced at US$3,500 for enterprise customers with a wider field of view.
$3.5K
Defense10/08/2026@TechDesk
Microsoft Employees Demand End to HoloLens Army Contract
Microsoft Building 92, 15010, Northeast 36th Street, Microsoft West Campus, Overlake, Redmond, King County, Washington, 98052, United StatesMicrosoft
Starts 02/22/2019CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins75% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 75%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 6 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better7.6 years ago
TechCrunch^[1] (23 February 2019): the letter was sent to Nadella and Smith "the organizing group said Friday", i.e. 22 February; NPR's^[6] story is dated 2019/02/22.
On 22 February 2019 a group of Microsoft employees publicly called on Satya Nadella and Brad Smith to cancel the HoloLens IVAS contract with the US Army, saying they would not become "war profiteers".
Defense10/08/2026@TechDesk
US Army Awards Microsoft US$480 Million HoloLens Prototype Deal (IVAS)
Microsoft Building 92, 15010, Northeast 36th Street, Microsoft West Campus, Overlake, Redmond, King County, Washington, 98052, United StatesMicrosoft
Starts 11/28/2018CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins76% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 76%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better7.9 years ago
GovConWire^[1] (29 November 2018): "A contract award notice posted Wednesday on FedBizOpps" - Wednesday was 28 November 2018.
The US Army awarded Microsoft a potential US$479.1 million other transaction agreement to prototype HoloLens-based augmented reality headsets, the start of the IVAS program.
$479.1M
Electronics10/08/2026@TechDesk
Windows Mixed Reality Headsets Launch With Windows 10 Fall Creators Update
Microsoft Building 92, 15010, Northeast 36th Street, Microsoft West Campus, Overlake, Redmond, King County, Washington, 98052, United StatesMicrosoft
Starts 10/17/2017CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins78% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 78%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better9.0 years ago
PCWorld^[1]: "Headsets from HP, Dell, Lenovo, Asus, and Acer will launch on October 17 alongside the update."
Windows 10 Fall Creators Update and the first Windows Mixed Reality headsets from HP, Dell, Lenovo, Asus and Acer launched on 17 October 2017 from US$299.
$299.00
Software10/08/2026@TechDesk
Microsoft Acquires Social VR Platform AltspaceVR
Microsoft Building 92, 15010, Northeast 36th Street, Microsoft West Campus, Overlake, Redmond, King County, Washington, 98052, United StatesMicrosoft
Starts 10/03/2017CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins78% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 78%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better9.0 years ago
SiliconANGLE^[1] is stamped October 03 2017 and reports "Microsoft Corp. has acquired virtual reality social platform startup AltspaceVR Inc., the companies announced today".
Microsoft announced on 3 October 2017 that it had acquired AltspaceVR, the social virtual reality platform that had shut down in the summer, to build a mixed reality community.
Software10/08/2026@TechDesk
Microsoft Announces Windows 10 Creators Update and Mixed Reality Headsets From US$299
Microsoft Building 92, 15010, Northeast 36th Street, Microsoft West Campus, Overlake, Redmond, King County, Washington, 98052, United StatesMicrosoft
Starts 10/26/2016CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins77% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 77%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better10.0 years ago
BGR^[1] and Fortune^[4] both date Microsoft's announcement to 26 October 2016 ("From Microsoft's announcement on Wednesday").
At its 26 October 2016 Windows 10 event Microsoft announced the Creators Update and partners (HP, Lenovo, Dell, Acer, ASUS) building mixed reality headsets starting at US$299.
$299.00
Electronics10/08/2026@TechDesk
HoloLens Development Edition Ships to Developers at US$3,000
Microsoft Building 92, 15010, Northeast 36th Street, Microsoft West Campus, Overlake, Redmond, King County, Washington, 98052, United StatesMicrosoft
Starts 03/30/2016CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins77% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 77%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better10.5 years ago
PCMag (via Fox News^[1], 29 February 2016): "The device will start shipping to developers on March 30"; Wikipedia^[2][3] records that it shipped on March 30, 2016.
Microsoft began shipping the HoloLens Development Edition on 30 March 2016 at a list price of US$3,000, first to approved developers in the United States and Canada.
$3K

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