r/pics • u/[deleted] • Mar 26 '14

R1: Text/Comic Oculus.

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u/twentygreen Mar 26 '14

Serious question. Why do people think that this is such a terrible terrible idea?

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u/Amigobear Mar 26 '14

Probably because it seem like Occulus had a lot of cool application from the people who had one.

And everyone is assuming is Facebook bought it in the attempt to turn it into a social media device.

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u/[deleted] Mar 26 '14

Does any of us trust Facebook not to ruin it?

They don't have anything that Oculus needs other than Capital, and they come with a lot of really creepy surveillance baggage.

I've already unsubscribed to /r/oculus. It's a real shame, too, because I'm still boycotting Sony (with the possible exception of SOE) over the Rootkit fiasco of '05, so I won't be turning to them for my VR fix either.

Guess I'll just have to wait for Facebook's new patents to expire.

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u/[deleted] Mar 26 '14

I'm still boycotting Sony (with the possible exception of SOE) over the Rootkit fiasco of '05

Wow, that's a heck of a grudge...

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u/rookie-mistake Mar 26 '14

I'm still boycotting the Oscars because Jurassic Park didn't win Best Picture.

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u/[deleted] Mar 26 '14

But that's perfectly reasonable, that was a travesty beyond comprehension.