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Any specific reasons why? Always thought they were doing well, reasonably popular etc

• steffan 11y ago
  Providing developer services is not Facebook's core business.
  • u320 11y ago
    So, you're saying we should prepare for the "Oculus shuts down" announcement?
    • steffan 11y ago
      If you see my other comment regarding this, that's exactly what I'm saying. It may never happen—I think Oculus may be closer to their core business—but if you're building on someone else's platform, you should be prepared for the possibility that the platform could disappear should it no longer be a part of that company's strategy. If you're building on Oculus as a platform, I applaud you, and I wish you and your product a long, healthy life. But have a Plan B. If it's not strategy, it's charity. And most corporations are not much given to that.
  • smt88 11y ago
    I don't think that's reason enough. AWS wasn't/isn't Amazon's core business, either. For a company that wants to be deeply integrated in all web-connected software, it makes sense to make it as easy as possible for developers to work with them.
  • gusmd 11y ago
    Why buy it, then?
    • profmonocle 11y ago
      I'm wondering that too. If it was just for the talent or a certain technology they probably wouldn't have waited so long to shut it down.