> The graphics division - these days - seems very intent on doing their own thing.

Apple is a top-down hierarchy with ruthless business strategy. Not a value judgment; merely a fact to keep in mind when entering a business relationship with Apple.

Mike Rockwell, serves as the Vice President of the Vision Products Group. Rockwell has been instrumental in spearheading the Vision Pro project and the underlying visionOS platform. His leadership has been pivotal in advancing Apple’s spatial computing initiatives.

To think he and his team have not made intentional choices to support/advance or undermine OpenXR would be naïve in my view.