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Re: Facebook acquires Oculus

From	RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com>
Newsgroups	comp.misc
Subject	Re: Facebook acquires Oculus
Date	2014-03-25 23:24 +0000
Organization	solani.org
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On 2014-03-25, Marek Novotny <mach2@hushmail.com> wrote:
> On Tue, 25 Mar 2014 18:29:00 -0400, 2phar wrote:
>
>> "http://newsroom.fb.com/news/2014/03/facebook-to-acquire-oculus/"
>> 
>> “Mobile is the platform of today, and now we’re also getting ready for
>> the platforms of tomorrow,” said Facebook founder and CEO, Mark
>> Zuckerberg. “Oculus has the chance to create the most social platform
>> ever, and change the way we work, play and communicate.”
>> 
>> Another black day.
>
> NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!

Clip from that page, since I had to figure out what Oculus is.  Actually
sounds like an interesting company that has instantly just become LESS
interesting in the hands of FB.  Oculus as a gaming experience: yes.
Oculus as an advertising platform: hell no.  Go suck it, Zuck.

"
... Oculus VR, Inc., the leader in immersive virtual reality technology,
for a total of approximately $2 billion. This includes $400 million in
cash and 23.1 million shares of Facebook common stock (valued at $1.6
billion based on the average closing price of the 20 trading days
preceding March 21, 2014 of $69.35 per share).  The agreement also
provides for an additional $300 million earn-out in cash and stock based
on the achievement of certain milestones.

Oculus is the leader in immersive virtual reality technology and has
already built strong interest among developers, having received more
than 75,000 orders for development kits for the company’s virtual
reality headset, the Oculus Rift. While the applications for virtual
reality technology beyond gaming are in their nascent stages, several
industries are already experimenting with the technology, and Facebook
plans to extend Oculus’ existing advantage in gaming to new verticals,
including communications, media and entertainment, education and other
areas. Given these broad potential applications, virtual reality
technology is a strong candidate to emerge as the next social and
communications platform.
"

Also - Minus five points for using the word "verticals."  Barf.

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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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