altogether out of the blue , Facebook has announcedthat it is buying Oculus VR — the future of virtual reality awesomeness — for $ 2 billion . What ? !
https://gizmodo.com/i-wore-the-new-oculus-rift-and-i-never-want-to-look-at-1496569598
Facebook ’s design for the totally rad VR headset are n’t immediately apparent , and the social mass medium giant ’s declaration of the acquisition does small to sack it up , citing the possibility of usingthe entirely righteous future headsetfor matter like communicating and training along with more obvious things like amusement . Which is to say VR Facebook plot , and hopefully — hopefully — other truly awing clobber . Which , it all-fired well better .
https://gizmodo.com/facebook-could-give-you-the-oculus-you-always-wanted-1551561433
Mark Zuckerbergpitches the futurity of Oculus at Facebook this way :
But this is just the startle . After game , we ’re going to make Oculus a weapons platform for many other experience . Imagine enjoying a court side seat at a game , studying in a classroom of student and instructor all over the world or consult with a doctor face - to - face — just by arrange on goggles in your home .
This is really a new communicating platform . By feeling truly present , you’re able to partake in unbounded space and experiences with the people in your life . Imagine sharing not just moments with your friends online , but entire experiences and adventures .
It ’s really a sensibly promising imagination of the future . If there ’s anything that can sling Oculus ( and VR by extension ) to far-flung banker’s acceptance it is probably Facebook . That is if you may handle with a dollop of Facebook “ ugh ” in your Oculus VR “ wooooooooo ! ”
The deal includes $ 400 million in cash along with about $ 1.6 billion in stock , which is no pocket-sized sum , but comes off as a liiiiiiittle fleck meager when compared tothe $ 16 billion that Facebook paid for message app Whatsapp .
https://gizmodo.com/facebook-is-buying-messaging-app-whatsapp-for-16-billi-1526314666
Still , despite all the weirdness of this acquisition — it is super weird — there could be promise to the pairing . Facebook has both a mammoth userbase and mystifying , deep pockets , both of which could be insanely worthful to Oculus , which is fundamentally fighting the uphill conflict of creating a whole new sort of spiritualist , a marvelous order disregarding of how smashing your product is . We ’ll have to wait and see if what Facebook can bring in to the practical Oculus board . It well be more than a 3D timeline .
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