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> VR obsession Seems uncharitable. He's making a long term bet. Nothing wrong with that. People would complain if they never pursued any new avenues. > I do t
by have_faith 4y ago
> VR obsession
Seems uncharitable. He's making a long term bet. Nothing wrong with that. People would complain if they never pursued any new avenues.
> I do think VR could be the ultimate application of generative AI
Then it seems a good thing for them to pursue then?
- klik99 4y agoYeah I agree - while I think Mark is showing some pretty knee jerk decision making lately (copying twitter subscription, chasing AI), I think the massive investment in VR shows a vision - if it will pay off or not is up for debate. And this is from someone who severely doesn't like him, there's plenty to good reasons to dislike him but I think the VR move is more strategic than people give it credit for.
- rchaud 4y ago> I think the massive investment in VR shows a vision - if it will pay off or not is up for debate. The Softbank way!
- klik99 4y agoYeah, the key difference being softbank has a large enough portfolio it theoretically doesn't matter if most of them don't work out. I think it's a poor long term strategy, but that's with hindsight, and I understand the reasoning.
- dumbotron 4y agoCaptain Ahab made a long term bet, too.
- joenot443 4y agoAs did Frederic Tudor. His bet was similarly unprofitable in its first few iterations, but now you can buy ice by the tonne in New Delhi. I don’t mind when rich people make huge bets with money that’s within their control.