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The result of this situation is that Facebook is going to prioritize its own operating system for desktop and mobile. They already have some expertise in their
by Jemm 6y ago
The result of this situation is that Facebook is going to prioritize its own operating system for desktop and mobile.
They already have some expertise in their Oculus line.
- leetcrew 6y agojust curious, do you think this would be a positive development? I have to assume a facebook OS would combine the worst parts of the iOS walled garden and android data mining. but still, I think it would be good overall to have a third major smartphone OS, if only to add a little pressure to the existing competition.
- whywhywhywhy 6y agoUsing an Oculus Quest you'd honestly have no idea it was using Android under the hood, they've created something that feels extremely slick and crammed full of the UX niceties people would usually associate with Apple. The AR OS battleground is going to be very interesting.
- WanderPanda 6y agoAs interesting as the 3D TV battleground?
- jnwatson 6y agoShots fired. Interestingly, 3d TV had the same problem as VR now: lack of content. A single movie (Avatar) created the whole industry, and there was little follow up. You might say the same about VR and Beat Saber.
- mikeg8 6y agoI don't think 3d TVs sole issue was lack of content. my belief is that the 3d viewing experience becomes very tiresome and many people were in fact perfectly happy with regular HD tv.
- deltron3030 6y ago>The AR OS battleground is going to be very interesting. Not really, once Apple steps in with their own AR headset then Oculus is done. Not only does Apple build their own hardware, they also have the trust needed to make it mainstream. Trust in the parent company is a core requirement of AR, one that FB will never be able to deliver, their brand is kaputt in that regard. In FBs position I'd try to sell it, the team they have working on it is great, they don't deserve the backlash from the trust issues of the parent company.
- whywhywhywhy 6y ago>Trust in the parent company is a core requirement of AR, one that FB will never be able to deliver, their brand is kaputt in that regard This is the opinion of yourself and your bubble. Millions of people trust and use Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp many times a day. Like it or not, that's the (non-augmented) reality or it.
- deltron3030 6y agoLol! People use their services because of network effects, doesn't mean that they love the brand behind it.
- wlesieutre 6y agoThey had an Android launcher a while back, and the HTC First that shipped with it: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facebook_Home https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facebook_Home I wonder if they'd take another stab at that as a workaround to tracking protection, assuming Android follows suit on this in a year or two. Get users to sign in and now you have all of their installed apps and know what they launch, all tied to a Facebook account.
- LordHumungous 6y agoIntroducing the Facebook phone: just like the Apple phone except it tracks you more. I can't see it working out.
- chillacy 6y ago> The HTC First, also known as the Facebook phone, was unofficially declared a disaster after AT&T dropped its price from $99 to 99 cents on Wednesday. https://www.cnet.com/news/heres-why-the-facebook-phone-flopped/ https://www.cnet.com/news/heres-why-the-facebook-phone-flopp... Unrelatedly it's not clear from that quote who did the declaring, which makes me believe it was "declared a disaster" by the author... just classic journalism tricks.