Having unveiled Android XR at the end of 2024, and buying another chunk of HTC to work on the project, Google’s investments have now shown early promise. Reviews of a new prototype pair of smart glasses are generating a lot of buzz, and with the venerable Samsung expected to enter the market in short order, a new device category is on the cards. But there is already something of a platform war brewing. Meta, long sour that it was shut out of the mobile era, has forged ahead with its Oculus devices, Metaverse platform, and its Ray-Ban relationship, notable for not using Android or iOS. Meta wants its own platform and the control that comes with it, and is bitter…