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There will be a flood of "Should X have bought Oculus Rift" articles - almost anyone should have bought Oculus, but I suspect Facebook has a plan, and while I d

by Aloha 13y ago

There will be a flood of "Should X have bought Oculus Rift" articles - almost anyone should have bought Oculus, but I suspect Facebook has a plan, and while I don't know what Facebook is planning, but I suspect its going to be just as much of a surprise as this purchase was. For what its worth, I'm more comfortable with the relationship I have with Facebook that with Google, because at least its clear on the surface what that relationship is - in the same vein I'm more comfortable with my relationship with Apple, compared to Google, for the same reasons.

batoure 13y ago
I am more comfortable with Facebook in the sense that I know what our relationship is so I try hard not to have one. The "Should have X" question is more of an acceptance stage, well I guess if they had to get bought I would rather have seen them go to....X than anything else. But my biggest personal concern is still that this is really a first foray for a company that has never had a hardware product based supply chain. I would have rather seen Oculus go no where on their own then end up at a company that is going to have to build an entirely new business unit from the ground up to support the product. Because lets face it they already had traction on their own.
- Aloha 13y ago
  I'm looking at this as a strategic investment for Facebook, It's not core to their existing business - but might given then a foothold in the 'next big thing'. My knowledge of what Facebook is doing, allows me to constrain my relationship with the platform in such a way that I have the upper hand of control. I'm strange though, I actually like targeted advertising - I'd rather have ads for something I might actually possibly buy, over say, tampons.
psbp 13y ago
Facebook has been much more flippant with privacy policies and their use of data than Google has ever been. I only see unfavorable comparisons of google to facebook on HN and it really baffles me. It couldn't be farther from the truth.
- Aloha 13y ago
  Google is still outrunning their 'don't be evil' motto from years ago - and the relationship between Google and my data is murkier, or 'feels' so, because Google just started out with search, then added all this other 'stuff' and the associated privacy difficulties thereof. With Facebook, from day one, I knew what my relationship with them was, I knew they were out to make a buck with my data, and I needed to be careful what I let loose into their platform. With Apple, the relationship is even clearer, I buy things from them, they sell me a device, and some minimal services with it, for a fixed price, and the relationship doesnt generally change over the term of me owning that device.

by Aloha 13y ago

batoure 13y ago

I am more comfortable with Facebook in the sense that I know what our relationship is so I try hard not to have one. The "Should have X" question is more of an acceptance stage, well I guess if they had to get bought I would rather have seen them go to....X than anything else. But my biggest personal concern is still that this is really a first foray for a company that has never had a hardware product based supply chain. I would have rather seen Oculus go no where on their own then end up at a company that is going to have to build an entirely new business unit from the ground up to support the product. Because lets face it they already had traction on their own.

Aloha 13y ago
I'm looking at this as a strategic investment for Facebook, It's not core to their existing business - but might given then a foothold in the 'next big thing'. My knowledge of what Facebook is doing, allows me to constrain my relationship with the platform in such a way that I have the upper hand of control. I'm strange though, I actually like targeted advertising - I'd rather have ads for something I might actually possibly buy, over say, tampons.

psbp 13y ago

Facebook has been much more flippant with privacy policies and their use of data than Google has ever been. I only see unfavorable comparisons of google to facebook on HN and it really baffles me. It couldn't be farther from the truth.

Aloha 13y ago
Google is still outrunning their 'don't be evil' motto from years ago - and the relationship between Google and my data is murkier, or 'feels' so, because Google just started out with search, then added all this other 'stuff' and the associated privacy difficulties thereof. With Facebook, from day one, I knew what my relationship with them was, I knew they were out to make a buck with my data, and I needed to be careful what I let loose into their platform. With Apple, the relationship is even clearer, I buy things from them, they sell me a device, and some minimal services with it, for a fixed price, and the relationship doesnt generally change over the term of me owning that device.