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I don't understand this move. As much as Facebook has tarnished the Oculus brand, it still had positive attachment among longtime VR users and enthusiasts. For

I don't understand this move. As much as Facebook has tarnished the Oculus brand, it still had positive attachment among longtime VR users and enthusiasts. For me the 'Meta' brand is linked more strongly with Facebook and Mark Zuckerberg, in an overwhelmingly negative sense, than with Oculus or VR.

hbosch 5y ago
>longtime VR users and enthusiasts This segment of users is probably not what "Meta" is concerned with.
- Aeolun 5y ago
  That would be very in character for the company formerly known as Facebook.
FranksTV 5y ago
Crossing the chasm, at some level, means abandoning the early adopters. By the time the product achieves mainstream success they will have moved on to the next thing anyway.
omgitsabird 5y ago
I agree. Mainly, I think this is a push from a company who's idea pool has desiccated. What is the end goal to have people in a headset talking to each other? That will happen irregardless of whatever platform it exists on, and unless FB is giving away unlocked headsets perpetually, I don't think people will pick their "Metaverse" over any other. They might have an edge if they started as a peripherals company.
- KaiserPro 5y ago
  you say this, but people choose Android over Apple, despite the terrible security and privacy problems the entire android eco system has. Say what you like about metabook, but at least its currently optional on your phone/device. Google and the myriad of shitness that is the android OEM manufacturer security is hard to escape. Sure, you can use custom roms, but you can do this with oculus as well.