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The article mentions VR. The fantastic low price of the Oculus Quest 2 VR device is not real. It's heavily subsidized by Facebook, who wants to be the dominant
by Tepix 6y ago
The article mentions VR.
The fantastic low price of the Oculus Quest 2 VR device is not real. It's heavily subsidized by Facebook, who wants to be the dominant player in the market and makes money by selling your data and eyeballs to advertisers.
- Cthulhu_ 6y agoTons of things are subsidized to push down the price; oil & fuel, farmed goods, electric cars, everything you can buy on on Amazon, inkjet printers, groceries (discounts, coupons, promotions), games (Steam sale, G4A), etc. Discounts / subsidies / whatever you want to call them are an established and accepted sales tactic, because people realized volume trumps everything else, and more recently, recurring payments trump single purchases.
- Tepix 6y agoIt's a problem when a large market player such as Facebook with large earnings from its advertising business prevents new entries in the VR marketplace from being competitive.
- AtlasBarfed 6y agoAlmost all game consoles launch heavily subsidized, in order to establish a dominant sub-monopoly and reap the game licensing royalties later on.