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I share your skepticism, but this is the argument critics were saying about online video back in the day. Who would want to watch a stamp-size video of horribl
by gorbachev 5y ago
I share your skepticism, but this is the argument critics were saying about online video back in the day.
Who would want to watch a stamp-size video of horrible quality when we have TVs? This will never catch on.
You have to get started early on these sort of big transitions, otherwise by the time everything to make it successful is in place, you're years too late.
That being said, I don't think this is going to be a winning strategy for Facebook either.
- AlexandrB 5y agoI think a better parallel is 3D TVs which required specialized hardware and specialized content. These never did catch on even though the hardware was less bulky and arguably less specialized than what's required for VR.