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How will you know the next headset doesn't get bought out by Facebook? I think my minimum requirement now would be a guarantee of all my money back if the compa
by jks 6y ago
How will you know the next headset doesn't get bought out by Facebook? I think my minimum requirement now would be a guarantee of all my money back if the company is acquired by Facebook.
- Buttons840 6y agoAm I the only one who thinks there will be a class action lawsuit over the Oculus requiring a Facebook login? The PS3 took away the ability to install Linux in an update and lost the resulting lawsuit, the Oculus isn't the same situation, but it's close enough that I think a lawsuit would have a good chance. It's one thing if they just required you to make a login, but it sounds like you cant "just make a login". You have to give them your name, there's a good chance you'll get banned if you name is unusual or if you don't immediately make "friends", etc, etc.
- disgruntledphd2 6y agoThe EU will 100% freak out in terms of anti-trust. This is textbook leveraging dominance in one market to get into another. The account is definitely not necessary to use the product, therefore it's not OK under GDPR. Germany has already said that this is not OK, so I expect this to happen pretty quickly.
- ryandrake 6y agoHow do you know [any product you use] won't get bought by Facebook, resulting in users having to have Facebook accounts to use it? This is a risk we take in today's world. I could imagine a near future reality where I buy a monitor and then find I need to have a Facebook account in order for it to turn on, or a car that won't drive without logging in to Facebook. Or a refrigerator. Ten years ago these would seem totally ridiculous. Today, they are still silly but oddly believable.