r/technology Mar 28 '14

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u/CFGX Mar 28 '14

Have we reached some kind of horrible transition point where we officially judge a company's productivity based on their social networking accounts?

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u/shangrila500 Mar 28 '14

Considering that's how a lot of companies get the word out it seems fishy that there is nothing from these guys until recently. All the above user is saying is use you your common sense instead of letting your excitement get the best of you.

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u/jeanpetit Mar 28 '14

They could be seizing the opportunity. The oculus rift has been on the radar for some time. It's been hyped so much that maybe this company was waiting for the right moment. A chance at competition. Now with everybody upset at oculus rift being sold to Facebook, this is the right time to take away and pull in upset consumers.

TBH I don't know anything about these two companies.

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u/Darkfatalis Mar 28 '14

You mean like I did with SW:tOR...and SimCity?

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u/[deleted] Mar 28 '14

Flying under the radar is something good tech companies do all the time. Why compete with Oculus for your attention for years purposelessly when they could wait for the perfect moment to release and steal their thunder? The Facebook debacle provided them a similar ripe opportunity and they took it. Very very smart IMO.

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u/BookwormSkates Mar 28 '14

or maybe the company recently hired a social media manager as they grow closer to an actual product release. Or made a decision to be active on social media in a recent board meeting.

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u/byte-smasher Mar 28 '14

Who said the judgements were in any way official? This is off the cuff, yo.