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Oculus just went from something incredibly amazing that I couldn't wait to be a part of to something that I want nothing to do with. I suspect I'm not alone. Hu

Oculus just went from something incredibly amazing that I couldn't wait to be a part of to something that I want nothing to do with. I suspect I'm not alone. Humans are emotional creatures, not always driven by strict rationality. Maybe I'll feel differently in a year.

WalterSear 13y ago
I came here to say exactly this. There will be others, though. Lots of others.
- jason_slack 13y ago
  Me too. I feel somehow Facebook with be obtaining troves of data from this.
archgrove 13y ago
Amen, and I don't really know why. I was on the fence about ordering one of the new Crystal Cove based devkits. Now I certainly won't. I'll wait to see how it shakes out; to see if low latency panels now take a backseat to an onboard camera for that special "social experience". I guess it's because I was excited about the gaming and "new experience" potential, and the hope that a young company full of smart people would excel in that space. Unfortunately, the only association I can muster between gaming and Facebook is the spamfest Farmville. The biggest experience I can think of is the data mining. VR is one of the few upcoming tech changes I can actually see adding "delight" to my computing experience. Alas, I've never experienced any delight with Facebook; at best, I've managed grudging tolerance. I think I'm sad at the loss of what might have been.
- trhway 13y ago
  >an onboard camera for that special "social experience". see what your friends are seeing, hear, feel... welcome to the hive. Resistance is futile.
waterlesscloud 13y ago
I don't believe for a second you won't buy one. There's always this sort of grousing, and it never matters in the long run.
- gfodor 13y ago
  The problem for Facebook is that since there is such a distaste for them in the dev community that they are going to have a hard time attracting developers if a worthy competitor comes along. Devs are going to want to target a more open platform, unless there is a massive advantage to going the Facebook route. On the web, building a Facebook app is enticing because you get access to a massive audience. For VR, your audience are people who have the hardware, so until there is a large number of people who own VR goggles the power really is in the hands of the developers and what platforms they build their killer apps on.
- fotbr 13y ago
  I believe it. I'm there with him. I swore off everything sony after the cd rootkit episode. How long has that been, 12, 13 years now? I still don't even consider sony for electronics, even if they offer the best -insert device here-. I don't buy music offered on a sony label. I don't buy or go see movies produced at, or by a sony studio. I would, and do, simply do without their offerings and listen/watch/spend money on offerings from other companies instead. Facebook is another company I will refuse to do business with, even if that means I do without something I would otherwise want.
- LoganCale 13y ago
  Believe it. I won't buy one either now, period. I hate Facebook and will absolutely not buy any product they sell, no matter how cool it might otherwise be. Nearly everyone I interact with has a similar loathing of Facebook both as a company and a service, so it's not at all surprising to me that nearly everyone is furious about this acquisition.
cracell 13y ago
It is rationale to not trust a company owned by Facebook. Facebook has a horrid record and we have no reason to trust them or anything they own.
- johnpowell 13y ago
  I would rather have a Microsoft camera in my living room than a Facebook one. And yes, I imagine that the consumer version of Oculus VR will have a forward facing camera. I won't have either but one is worse than the other.
Geee 13y ago
Yes, I have the Oculus DK1 and I will start looking at the Sony's Morpheus concept from now on. Especially when Sony's track record this year has been amazing in every sector. I really love them getting back in business. I love honest technology companies which deliver best products with no strings attached. Facebook is not one of them.
1ris 13y ago
That's exactly how i feel. I couldn't wait till i release, now I just wait for a new OpenGL /Other pc graphic API version with vr support and chinese competitors, that will surely emerge within the next five years.

WalterSear 13y ago

I came here to say exactly this. There will be others, though. Lots of others.

jason_slack 13y ago
Me too. I feel somehow Facebook with be obtaining troves of data from this.

archgrove 13y ago

Amen, and I don't really know why. I was on the fence about ordering one of the new Crystal Cove based devkits. Now I certainly won't. I'll wait to see how it shakes out; to see if low latency panels now take a backseat to an onboard camera for that special "social experience". I guess it's because I was excited about the gaming and "new experience" potential, and the hope that a young company full of smart people would excel in that space. Unfortunately, the only association I can muster between gaming and Facebook is the spamfest Farmville. The biggest experience I can think of is the data mining. VR is one of the few upcoming tech changes I can actually see adding "delight" to my computing experience. Alas, I've never experienced any delight with Facebook; at best, I've managed grudging tolerance. I think I'm sad at the loss of what might have been.

trhway 13y ago
>an onboard camera for that special "social experience". see what your friends are seeing, hear, feel... welcome to the hive. Resistance is futile.

waterlesscloud 13y ago

I don't believe for a second you won't buy one. There's always this sort of grousing, and it never matters in the long run.

gfodor 13y ago
The problem for Facebook is that since there is such a distaste for them in the dev community that they are going to have a hard time attracting developers if a worthy competitor comes along. Devs are going to want to target a more open platform, unless there is a massive advantage to going the Facebook route. On the web, building a Facebook app is enticing because you get access to a massive audience. For VR, your audience are people who have the hardware, so until there is a large number of people who own VR goggles the power really is in the hands of the developers and what platforms they build their killer apps on.
fotbr 13y ago
I believe it. I'm there with him. I swore off everything sony after the cd rootkit episode. How long has that been, 12, 13 years now? I still don't even consider sony for electronics, even if they offer the best -insert device here-. I don't buy music offered on a sony label. I don't buy or go see movies produced at, or by a sony studio. I would, and do, simply do without their offerings and listen/watch/spend money on offerings from other companies instead. Facebook is another company I will refuse to do business with, even if that means I do without something I would otherwise want.
LoganCale 13y ago
Believe it. I won't buy one either now, period. I hate Facebook and will absolutely not buy any product they sell, no matter how cool it might otherwise be. Nearly everyone I interact with has a similar loathing of Facebook both as a company and a service, so it's not at all surprising to me that nearly everyone is furious about this acquisition.

cracell 13y ago

It is rationale to not trust a company owned by Facebook. Facebook has a horrid record and we have no reason to trust them or anything they own.

johnpowell 13y ago
I would rather have a Microsoft camera in my living room than a Facebook one. And yes, I imagine that the consumer version of Oculus VR will have a forward facing camera. I won't have either but one is worse than the other.

Geee 13y ago

Yes, I have the Oculus DK1 and I will start looking at the Sony's Morpheus concept from now on. Especially when Sony's track record this year has been amazing in every sector. I really love them getting back in business. I love honest technology companies which deliver best products with no strings attached. Facebook is not one of them.

1ris 13y ago

That's exactly how i feel. I couldn't wait till i release, now I just wait for a new OpenGL /Other pc graphic API version with vr support and chinese competitors, that will surely emerge within the next five years.