Report may suggest that login requirement for Oculus Quest 2 is anticompetitive

Post by culturestate » Fri, Oct 09, 2020, 2:45 AM UTC

save_ferris wrote: post #27

save_ferris wrote: post #19

> The report states that, “conditioning access to a product or service in which a firm has market power to the use of a separate product or service is anticompetitive.” I agree with this. I shouldn’t have to have a social media account in order to use a product that isn’t directly related to social media. Accounts like Microsoft aren’t the same as Facebook IMO because they tie products and services I’ve purchased to…

Tangentially related: newly-created Facebook accounts are a whole lot harder to keep up these days if you’re just using them for a single purpose, like following events. I created an account last year to get more socially involved in my community but I didn’t want to post any personal information and my account kept getting disabled unless I added pictures and filled out certain sections of my profile. Not sure if it…

Post by jlarocco » Fri, Oct 09, 2020, 2:48 AM UTC

save_ferris wrote: post #27

save_ferris wrote: post #19

> The report states that, “conditioning access to a product or service in which a firm has market power to the use of a separate product or service is anticompetitive.” I agree with this. I shouldn’t have to have a social media account in order to use a product that isn’t directly related to social media. Accounts like Microsoft aren’t the same as Facebook IMO because they tie products and services I’ve purchased to…

Tangentially related: newly-created Facebook accounts are a whole lot harder to keep up these days if you’re just using them for a single purpose, like following events. I created an account last year to get more socially involved in my community but I didn’t want to post any personal information and my account kept getting disabled unless I added pictures and filled out certain sections of my profile. Not sure if it…

Post by Polylactic_acid » Fri, Oct 09, 2020, 2:48 AM UTC

millstone wrote: post #42

r3drock wrote: post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

In principle I would say you are right, but it is actually a far greater hassle to make (or keep) a facebook account than some generic account.

Have you actually had problems making/keeping a Facebook account? I have several throwaways which continue to work fine.

Post by tlow » Fri, Oct 09, 2020, 2:53 AM UTC

jlarocco wrote: post #63

save_ferris wrote: post #27

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Tangentially related: newly-created Facebook accounts are a whole lot harder to keep up these days if you’re just using them for a single purpose, like following events. I created an account last year to get more socially involved in my community but I didn’t want to post any personal information and my account kept getting disabled unless I added pictures and filled out certain sections of my profile. Not sure if it…

I'm 100% in agreement that a Facebook account shouldn't be required to use an Oculus. But to continue on your tangent, I'm curious what people expect Facebook to do if they don't collect some amount of identifying information. On one hand they have a huge problem with bots, fake likes, and misinformation accounts, and on the other hand people complain about and avoid the steps they take to prevent those accounts. So,…

Post by m463 » Fri, Oct 09, 2020, 2:55 AM UTC

shajznnckfke wrote: post #6

The Xbox requires that you have a Microsoft account, right? This seems like an inconvenience but I have a hard time understanding why it’s worth Congress’s time. Isn’t the world full of products that have to be registered by making an account in some system or another? I guess I could understand if somebody didn’t have internet access and wants to use Oculus, but they wouldn’t be able to download any games either eve…