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I don't need an account to use my monitor or my TV. Why do I need one for a VR Headset?
by aeonik 3y ago
I don't need an account to use my monitor or my TV. Why do I need one for a VR Headset?
- aprilnya 3y agoBecause these aren’t dumb headsets that just plug into your PC. These are standalone headsets that handle the whole thing — they aren’t just a display and controllers, they take the role of the PC too. So, needing an account for these is more comparable to needing an account to use Steam
- aeonik 3y agoI don't need Steam to run my games or to pipe data into my Valve Index either. It's still unclear to me why an account is needed. I mean, I get the profit and control motive, I just don't understand the technical reasons.
- aprilnya 3y agoYeah, I guess I do agree that you should be able to just run it without an account and load apps from elsewhere I doubt there is any actual technical reason, just profit/control. I mean, it’s Meta, would you really put it past them?
- aeonik 3y agoI don't know Zuckerberg, so I don't know his motivation, nor the executives of Meta. I haven't really read any of their work. Profit and control fit the data points, but I suppose I could "put it past them" if a better model explained everything.
- baby 3y agoBecause you need to buy apps to make use of your VR headset. Lets put it this way, do you need an account to use your Iphone?
- kotaKat 3y agoNo, in fact, I don't. My device is not signed into any Apple services right now or any Apple IDs. Anything my company needs to deploy gets pushed by MDM or via enterprise-signed applications.
- baby 3y agoYou just told me that you are part of the 0.0000001% of users and so your point is moot