Earlier quoted context omitted.
> Oculus was their first, real consumer hardware release and effort. Wouldn't their server initiative be their first?
> consumer
Yeah, they did open source their server design though for the betterment of mankind
In a Sign of Broader Ambitions, Facebook Opens Hardware Lab
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#12FB's hardware strategy is confusing. Oculus was their first, real consumer hardware release and effort. The rollout was amateur hour between delays, customer service, etc, but that's forgivable and understandable at some level for a first major release. But then Vive showed up to the party, shipped nearly on the same time frame, and delivered a product that's in striking distance of headset quality and WINS in intera…
>Oculus was their first, real consumer hardware release and effort.
Remember the Facebook phone? Oh wait, right, no one does...
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#14I don't trust facebook with the data I give it now, and they want me to trust locked hardware they made?
As the article say: "The lab will be a space for engineers to design energy-efficient servers for Facebook data centers ...". Those servers are open compute servers that are totally open source. You can get the blue prints online
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#15I don't trust facebook with the data I give it now, and they want me to trust locked hardware they made?
Facebook's hardware also includes the open compute project, which is quite the opposite of locked hardware
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#16Well they definitely have the resources to create something amazing, but only time will tell if those resources actually mean anything. From the basis of what they are currently building, the lab is overkill. They must have something secret/bigger hardware projects going on.
Re: In a Sign of Broader Ambitions, Facebook Opens Hardware Lab
#17FB's hardware strategy is confusing. Oculus was their first, real consumer hardware release and effort. The rollout was amateur hour between delays, customer service, etc, but that's forgivable and understandable at some level for a first major release. But then Vive showed up to the party, shipped nearly on the same time frame, and delivered a product that's in striking distance of headset quality and WINS in intera…
>Oculus was their first, real consumer hardware release and effort. Remember the Facebook phone? Oh wait, right, no one does...
Ironically made by... HTC. (The Rift is probably the first FB consumer device where they were completely responsible for the hardware.)
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#19FB's hardware strategy is confusing. Oculus was their first, real consumer hardware release and effort. The rollout was amateur hour between delays, customer service, etc, but that's forgivable and understandable at some level for a first major release. But then Vive showed up to the party, shipped nearly on the same time frame, and delivered a product that's in striking distance of headset quality and WINS in intera…
Hardware is commoditized but brands are not. Anyone can make handbags but only some can sell them for $5000. Oculus has potential to be as profitable as Apple if they absolutely nail the execution and the experience. But it remains to the be seen if the Rift is an iphone or a newton. Being tethered to a high end gaming pc "dooms" it to be a niche product. How soon can Oculus either ally with a console or make a conso…
They haven't nailed execution and/or experience. Simple as that. Do they have time to fix it? Maybe. But it's going to be a battle and it doesn't seem like they are in fighting mode.
Re: In a Sign of Broader Ambitions, Facebook Opens Hardware Lab
#20Well they definitely have the resources to create something amazing, but only time will tell if those resources actually mean anything. From the basis of what they are currently building, the lab is overkill. They must have something secret/bigger hardware projects going on.
I guess it's a pretty cheap way to get an article in the NYTimes and most other news sites.