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Lots of commenters here saying they're surprised by this move, but isn't the Quest 2 a loss leader for Meta? If I had to guess this move is probably to reduce t
by kypro 4y ago
Lots of commenters here saying they're surprised by this move, but isn't the Quest 2 a loss leader for Meta? If I had to guess this move is probably to reduce the loss they're taking on each unit sold. The reason they're doing it now is probably because of the digital ad slow down and investor fears around Meta's metaverse cashburn.
- bredren 4y agoIt has to be. When I ordered a few months ago the device arrived the next day. I couldn't believe it. Even though the hardware is somewhat aged and the platform still has bugs the overall quality, delivery and onboarding experience was good. The accessories to flesh out the kit were also inexpensive. The whole thing feels underpriced, however average people are definitely not ready to put on a headset. This is MUCH different from the flip-phone to smartphone transition. Pricing has to be low because there's major adoption friction to overcome. I've said it before, but I loathe facebook and can not support Meta or its aims until it splits off a company that can not and will not use data built from Facebook / Instagram or any other entity connected to FB. The only thing that gave me solace in adding data to my shadow profile was that I knew the purchase was costing them much more than was sustainable.