Facebook buys oculus rift, and everyone goes stupid.

[Retardobot]

Facebook.

[Bounty Hunter]

Facebook.

OOOOhhhh hisssssssssss

[Dr. Acula]

BOOOOOO

[Apostrophe Spacemonkey]

Facebook.

Why? Because they bought something?


I bought some eggs, does that make me greedy?

[Retardobot]

Facebook.

Why? Because they bought something?


I bought some eggs, does that make me greedy?

I had written out an analogy but explaining it would be meaningless.

Business yes, I'm still allow to judge them as being greedy.

[winter]

People need to chill out and wait and fucking SEE, the oculus team ain't changing, their focus ain't changing and game devs weren't bought out by facebook.. only OR was.

CHILL

[Apostrophe Spacemonkey]

People need to chill out and wait and fucking SEE, the oculus team ain't changing, their focus ain't changing and game devs weren't bought out by facebook.. only OR was.

CHILL

Yes, someone else with reason.

[Pyromanik]

I wish google bought Oculus.

Urgh. But then we'd end up with another programming language being developed specifically for powering the rift.

[Codex]

People need to chill out and wait and fucking SEE, the oculus team ain't changing, their focus ain't changing and game devs weren't bought out by facebook.. only OR was.

CHILL

Are you suggesting that the possibility that the company, facebook, who now has controlling interest of this company/product won't influence the direction in any way shape or form to meet its own direction? (Aka income from targeted advertising)

Lewl

The possibility does exist, whether or not it's likely the chance it may happen is still there. It doesn't surprise me that people would not want to contribute products or services to monster corps like facebook or their controlling interesting lol

[Retardobot]

The reason why I am against the Facebook buyout is that the company is known for being anything but innovating. They'll end up steering the device to a mass audience by potentially dulling its application use. I don't believe they are going to be able to take it anywhere that someone else could.

Hell, I would have liked to see Apple buy them out, Microsoft or Google.

[swindle]

Facebook just want to get into hardware.

Why?

[Apostrophe Spacemonkey]

Facebook just want to get into hardware.

Why?

Why not?

Google and Microsoft are doing it.

[Pyromanik]

Facebook just want to get into hardware.

Why?

Why not?

Google and Microsoft are doing it.

They actually make multiple things that validate hardware investment.
The Facebook just makes a single web based service.

And it's not like it's buying shares in a server corp.
This is far removed from their core business.

So that leaves everyone wondering;
Why?

[Plasma]

Facebook just want to get into hardware.

Why?

So their company doesn't completely rely on the emotions of 12 year girls and end up like myspace or that other thing beber or whatever it was called.

[Pyromanik]

New Facebook Rift. Beaming unicorns and pictures of other people's babies directly to your eyeballs 24/7

[Bounty Hunter]

New Facebook Rift. Beaming unicorns and pictures of other people's babies directly to your eyeballs 24/7

I was looking forward to slipping an oculus rift on a friend while they slept, then have them wake up to like doom or something.

I'd have a hypothesis, a youtube channel, everything!

I suspect I will never get the chance to do this now

[swindle]

Facebook just want to get into hardware.

Why?

So their company doesn't completely rely on the emotions of 12 year girls and end up like myspace or that other thing beber or whatever it was called.

Bebo.

And as for Facebook making hardware, has everyone already forgotten the hardware they did make? And how fucking terribly that failed?

Facebook Phone. Everyone has one of those, right? Because they're so good.

You can't even make a fucking phone and you think you can master the art of VR? Even the Joker couldn't make this kinda shit up.

[winter]

Facebook just want to get into hardware.

Why?

So their company doesn't completely rely on the emotions of 12 year girls and end up like myspace or that other thing beber or whatever it was called.

Bebo.

And as for Facebook making hardware, has everyone already forgotten the hardware they did make? And how fucking terribly that failed?

Facebook Phone. Everyone has one of those, right? Because they're so good.

You can't even make a fucking phone and you think you can master the art of VR? Even the Joker couldn't make this kinda shit up.

Facebook won't be making it though. Nor will they be making the games for use with it. Sure, they'll likely make some apps and shit.. but who the fuck cares? don't use them?

[swindle]

Facebook just want to get into hardware.

Why?

So their company doesn't completely rely on the emotions of 12 year girls and end up like myspace or that other thing beber or whatever it was called.

Bebo.

And as for Facebook making hardware, has everyone already forgotten the hardware they did make? And how fucking terribly that failed?

Facebook Phone. Everyone has one of those, right? Because they're so good.

You can't even make a fucking phone and you think you can master the art of VR? Even the Joker couldn't make this kinda shit up.

Facebook won't be making it though. Nor will they be making the games for use with it. Sure, they'll likely make some apps and shit.. but who the fuck cares? don't use them?

Don't trust anything Facebook owns or does. No slight against you old friend

I don't believe they do anything for the good of the end user. I can't see them taking VR to the place it needs to be.

See, if valve on the other hand had brought Oculus Rift then we would all be singing a very different tune, and for a good reason. Just glad valve do have their own VR under dev.

[winter]

Facebook just want to get into hardware.

Why?

So their company doesn't completely rely on the emotions of 12 year girls and end up like myspace or that other thing beber or whatever it was called.

Bebo.

And as for Facebook making hardware, has everyone already forgotten the hardware they did make? And how fucking terribly that failed?

Facebook Phone. Everyone has one of those, right? Because they're so good.

You can't even make a fucking phone and you think you can master the art of VR? Even the Joker couldn't make this kinda shit up.

Facebook won't be making it though. Nor will they be making the games for use with it. Sure, they'll likely make some apps and shit.. but who the fuck cares? don't use them?

Don't trust anything Facebook owns or does. No slight against you old friend

I don't believe they do anything for the good of the end user. I can't see them taking VR to the place it needs to be.

See, if valve on the other hand had brought Oculus Rift then we would all be singing a very different tune, and for a good reason. Just glad valve do have their own VR under dev.

No offense taken mate.

IIRC, Valve's VR was never to be a consumer product, was purely for research. Valve's research and what not went to the OR team.

[Apostrophe Spacemonkey]

If Value bought Oculus Rift, they could release it with Half Life 3.


In 2062.

[Tiwaking!]

Facebook just want to get into hardware.

Why?

So their company doesn't completely rely on the emotions of 12 year girls and end up like myspace or that other thing beber or whatever it was called.

Why 12 year old girls when there are 9 year old girls?
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2594673/Mother-girl-Neknominate-drinking-stunt-blames-Facebook.html

Mother of girl involved in NekNominate drinking game that left nine-year-old in hospital blames Facebook and demands site take down videos that show the stunt

The mother of one of the girls involved in a drinking game that left a nine-year-old in hospital has blamed Facebook for the shocking incident.
She said the three girls, aged eight, nine and 11, stole drinks from her cabinet after watching videos of so-called Neknominate stunts  on Facebook.
They then went to a shed where Rhiannon Scully downed a dangerous mix of vodka, whisky and orange juice.

[Pyromanik]

tl;dr, mother left booze in irresponsibly accessible place.

[Apostrophe Spacemonkey]

Girls can't handle their drink.

[winter]

CAN'T HANDLE DEY DRANK!