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| From | RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.misc |
| Subject | Re: Facebook acquires Oculus |
| Date | 2014-03-27 09:16 +0000 |
| Organization | solani.org |
| Message-ID | <lh0q8k$fno$1@solani.org> (permalink) |
| References | <lgsvvb$vt5$1@dont-email.me> <S5ydnchjK7eFmK_OnZ2dnUVZ_rydnZ2d@supernews.com> <lgt37e$lcr$1@solani.org> <lh0lhc$36m$1@speranza.aioe.org> |
On 2014-03-27, Hils <hils@saynotospam.net> wrote: > I can (though I prefer not to) imagine FB's "free" (advert-supported) > VR. > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blipvert > > From the non-geek mainstream: > > http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/mar/26/facebook-buys-oculus-virtual-reality Hmm, maybe they're imagining some kind of Google-Glass like experience, where you're wearing your Glass, and as you scan the room, Facebook-supplied data streams are showing you who in the room is part of your friend list, etc., while the algorithms are also permitting them to prepare for you, say, a sandwich advertisement around 11:30 AM for the shop on the corner, or something like that? It would be some kind of horrible amalgamation of the worst of Google glass, invasive, personalized advertizing, and smarmy virtual friendship a-la-Facebook. Count me out, thankyaverymuch. There's another possibility: they never fully capitalize on it and the tech bit rots into history, kind of like HP buying Palm's WebOS and then doing nothing about it, etc. That way, no one wins and we all lose.
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Facebook acquires Oculus 2phar <none@example.com> - 2014-03-25 18:29 -0400
Re: Facebook acquires Oculus Marek Novotny <mach2@hushmail.com> - 2014-03-25 17:37 -0500
Re: Facebook acquires Oculus RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2014-03-25 23:24 +0000
Re: Facebook acquires Oculus Marek Novotny <mach2@hushmail.com> - 2014-03-25 21:51 -0500
Re: Facebook acquires Oculus Hils <hils@saynotospam.net> - 2014-03-27 07:55 +0000
Re: Facebook acquires Oculus RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2014-03-27 09:16 +0000
Re: Facebook acquires Oculus Dag-Erling Smørgrav <des@des.no> - 2014-03-27 13:10 +0100
Re: Facebook acquires Oculus RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2014-03-27 14:20 +0000
Re: Facebook acquires Oculus wjwlsn <ibillwilson@gmail.com> - 2014-03-27 14:49 +0000
Re: Facebook acquires Oculus Hils <hils@saynotospam.net> - 2014-03-27 16:38 +0000
Re: Facebook acquires Oculus Andy Burns <usenet.feb2014@adslpipe.co.uk> - 2014-03-27 13:40 +0000
Re: Facebook acquires Oculus Gordon Henderson <gordon+usenet@drogon.net> - 2014-03-27 13:50 +0000
Re: Facebook acquires Oculus Johny B Good <johnny-b-good@invalid.ntlworld.com> - 2014-03-27 23:45 +0000
Re: Facebook acquires Oculus David Harmon <source@netcom.com> - 2014-03-26 02:17 -0700
Re: Facebook acquires Oculus Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-03-25 23:45 +0000
Re: Facebook acquires Oculus Marek Novotny <mach2@hushmail.com> - 2014-03-25 21:53 -0500
Re: Facebook acquires Oculus Morten Nygaard Åsnes <mnaasnes@gmail.com> - 2014-03-26 06:38 +0100
Re: Facebook acquires Oculus Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-03-26 14:01 +0000
Re: Facebook acquires Oculus Marek Novotny <mach2@hushmail.com> - 2014-03-26 11:01 -0500
Re: Facebook acquires Oculus JJ <jjdane@nospamgmail.com> - 2014-03-26 13:14 +0100
Re: Facebook acquires Oculus Paul Sture <nospam@sture.ch> - 2014-03-26 15:00 +0100
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