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But, then, developers have to trust Facebook as the owner of the platform. That's not always been a good bet. Albeit, this is a different model that I'm not 10

• CharlesW 10y ago
  > But, then, developers have to trust Facebook as the owner of the platform. That's not always been a good bet. For sure, but that would've also been an issue in the scenario where Facebook was also competing with you as a content developer. At least this way, small developers have a chance to establish themselves before Big Media starts taking VR seriously.
  • unclebucknasty 10y ago
    Yeah, just feels a little more transparent when you know you're competing with them. This deal where Facebook is like "hey, we're out of this game" seems like a setup. But, that's coming from someone who built on F8 years ago and witnessed their treatment of developers first-hand. And, we've all seen what they've done to some popular apps on their platform. As well, their shameless capacity to copy successful apps (e.g. SnapChat) is just unnerving when you're considering partnering on their platform. I also fell for their "Hey, come build a free business page on FB and drive your users to us; in return we'll make it easier for our users to find you". Sounded great, until they started charging you to reach your own audience after undertaking so much effort to corral them on Facebook. All together, the sweeter they make the deal sound, the more wary I become.