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Is it just me? I would rather just pay for stuff and be done with it rather than have my attention and sensorium sold to the highest bidder.
I'm very happy with my Vive Cosmos and it works without a Facebook account and hasn't shown me any ads so far.
Facebook is an advertising company.
It's simple: if you don't want ads, delete your Facebook account, and don't ever buy Oculus.
I got an HTC Vive Pro 2 three days ago, and it's sweet. No Facebook required.
Is it just me? I would rather just pay for stuff and be done with it rather than have my attention and sensorium sold to the highest bidder.
Personally, I don’t mind ads. I like buying things and like seeing things I don’t know about that I might want to buy.
But I don't like seeing the same ad over and over again. I don't like seeing ads of stuff that I've already bought and I especially don't like to watch a commercial for the thousandth time for a video I'm not sure even is worth watching.
I can agree that ads are not necessarily bad.
Oculus cannot be used without a Facebook account. Facebook is an advertising company. It's simple: if you don't want ads, delete your Facebook account, and don't ever buy Oculus. I got an HTC Vive Pro 2 three days ago, and it's sweet. No Facebook required.
Oculus cannot be used without a Facebook account. Facebook is an advertising company. It's simple: if you don't want ads, delete your Facebook account, and don't ever buy Oculus. I got an HTC Vive Pro 2 three days ago, and it's sweet. No Facebook required.
Oculus cannot be used without a Facebook account. Facebook is an advertising company. It's simple: if you don't want ads, delete your Facebook account, and don't ever buy Oculus. I got an HTC Vive Pro 2 three days ago, and it's sweet. No Facebook required.
When Facebook bought them, I remember part of the delusional gaming crowd saying crap like "no don't worry guys, FB will respect the Oculus, they won't ruin it! FB login? They won't require it! Ads? No they won't!"
Had an oculus rift DK1 at the time - deleted my accounts, unsubscribed from everything, and bought an HTC vive shortly after it came out. Wasn't buying that at the time, and I feel vindicated now.
Is it just me? I would rather just pay for stuff and be done with it rather than have my attention and sensorium sold to the highest bidder.
Personally, I don’t mind ads. I like buying things and like seeing things I don’t know about that I might want to buy.
Ever heard of Edward Bernays?
Is it just me? I would rather just pay for stuff and be done with it rather than have my attention and sensorium sold to the highest bidder.
Support the companies that offer this an encourage others to do the same - I worry about a future where VR is monopolized by Facebook and held there by network effect
That's why it's awesome that Valve is so heavily invested in VR to counter that. They might not have more money than Facebook, but they have more than enough to compete with them. Plus, they have the expertise in video games that Facebook doesn't.
It's just a shame that Valve is by all accounts a highly dysfunctional company.
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When Facebook bought them, I remember part of the delusional gaming crowd saying crap like "no don't worry guys, FB will respect the Oculus, they won't ruin it! FB login? They won't require it! Ads? No they won't!"
I remember they put out a statement saying it would never require a FB login, and that you were ridiculous to suggest it would ever have ads. Had an oculus rift DK1 at the time - deleted my accounts, unsubscribed from everything, and bought an HTC vive shortly after it came out. Wasn't buying that at the time, and I feel vindicated now.