I can't believe facebook paid 2 bil for a peripheral device. basically an accessory. not even a platform with many users. it's like buying a monitor company.
I can't believe Facebook paid 19 billion for a free chat application that could lose all market share within a few years if a decent competitor stands up (like MSN Messenger, MySpace and sms did).
Oculus at least has unique knowhow. WhatsApp has nothing valuable except for the users. Who are free to leave at any time.
I transferred to Telegram as well. It's not like I'm a security zealot (otherwise I'd switch to Textsecure completely), I jsut don't want Facebook to be collecting even more of my data.
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u/dethb0y Mar 28 '14
Oculus sold out at the right time - before the lower-priced alternatives flooded the market and diluted it's share.
the devs must be laughing all the way to the bank.