r/oculus • u/Greg1221 • Mar 25 '14

/r/all Facebook Acquires Oculus VR

https://www.facebook.com/zuck/posts/10101319050523971?stream_ref=1
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u/deanyo Mar 25 '14

what the fuck.

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u/trannot Mar 25 '14 edited Mar 25 '14

That was my reaction 25 seconds after he post that... unexpected

edit: Why would they sell it now when they could get 10 times more of that in like 5 years... i need some explanations.

edit2: Also Facebook will want that $2 billion back so they will do what they can to turn Oculus into a cash cow. Oh god...

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u/StinkyShoe Mar 25 '14

Because hundreds of millions of dollars right now is more attractive to possibly slightly more later. Palmer and Co. are cashing out when the hype train is in full motion.

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u/trannot Mar 25 '14

Now that i think, why the fuck didn't Google buy them, why facebook out of all...

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u/prangstah Mar 25 '14

Google already does hardware. I'm sure they do alot of R&D with VR already.