That was a very nicely written piece and he had me going until this part:
"We're on the cusp of what I think is not The Next Big Platform, but rather simply The Final Platform – the platform to end all platforms"
The problem is that under FB, this will end up being the metafaceverse.com platform, that you can only access under their umbrella, just as with the current FB "platform". And you will be subject to their terms and conditions within their walled garden both as a user and a developer.
That's not the kind of platform the internet needs. This won't be another WWW but another AOL.
Yes because I'm sure the Oculus Rift was the only VR system that can or ever will ever be developed, and now Facebook is just going to ruin everything!
And also somehow - and you don't say how - they'll (1) invent a completely new proprietary Displayport/HDMI connector just to keep people from using the Oculus Rift with other things and (2) then go to the trouble of locking out the positional sensors as well all so they can, apparently, lock-in people to a platform and experience which - and this is the really important part - doesn't actually exist yet, and has yet to prove its profitability in anyway.
Well all these threads are just pure speculation anyway. My point was that he was hinting at a Facebook Platform style initiative that is very different than just making an awesome VR headset. That's not to say there won't still be value in the hardware outside of the FB ecosystem, I was just trying to call out that particular aspect of what may come of this deal besides $$ to drive HW development.
The problem is that under FB, this will end up being the metafaceverse.com platform, that you can only access under their umbrella, just as with the current FB "platform". And you will be subject to their terms and conditions within their walled garden both as a user and a developer.
That's not the kind of platform the internet needs. This won't be another WWW but another AOL.