This was posted on Reddit yesterday with a lot of seriously low quality discussion. The product in question is the enterprise version of the Quest 2. For businesses. That's why it costs more, and...
This was posted on Reddit yesterday with a lot of seriously low quality discussion.
The product in question is the enterprise version of the Quest 2. For businesses. That's why it costs more, and it comes with enteprise support. So no, it's not "the price of privacy" as the article suggests.
"doesn't need Facebook" isn't the (only) selling point. The article very clearly implies with the headline / subtitle that the feature of "not having a facebook account" costs $500. Kind of like...
"doesn't need Facebook" isn't the (only) selling point.
The article very clearly implies with the headline / subtitle that the feature of "not having a facebook account" costs $500.
Kind of like me trying to imply that Apple selling a Macbook Pro for $2800 with wifi means $2800 is "the price of getting on the internet".
While I agree that the headline is somewhat click-baitey, this: is a terrible analogy. Apple will sell you a laptop for under a grand (barely, technically) with wifi which will connect to the...
While I agree that the headline is somewhat click-baitey, this:
Kind of like me trying to imply that Apple selling a Macbook Pro for $2800 with wifi means $2800 is "the price of getting on the internet".
is a terrible analogy. Apple will sell you a laptop for under a grand (barely, technically) with wifi which will connect to the Internet (and indeed, will not sell you a laptop at any price which does not come with wifi). Oculus is not providing a way to get only the disconnected-from-Facebook aspect and not pay for the enterprise support, B2B markup, and other trappings of an "enterprise" edition. $500 is indeed the minimum surcharge for an un-Facebook-encumbered Oculus.
The business edition also doesn't have the Oculus store, so you can only install your own software. It's clearly a business-only solution, and not intended for consumers.
The business edition also doesn't have the Oculus store, so you can only install your own software. It's clearly a business-only solution, and not intended for consumers.
I'm going to remove this since the article seems to be heavily sensationalized and disingenuous. If you actually want to post about the business version of the Oculus Quest, feel free to re-submit...
I'm going to remove this since the article seems to be heavily sensationalized and disingenuous. If you actually want to post about the business version of the Oculus Quest, feel free to re-submit an article about it with a more reasonable framing.
This was posted on Reddit yesterday with a lot of seriously low quality discussion.
The product in question is the enterprise version of the Quest 2. For businesses. That's why it costs more, and it comes with enteprise support. So no, it's not "the price of privacy" as the article suggests.
This is a non-article.
"doesn't need Facebook" isn't the (only) selling point.
The article very clearly implies with the headline / subtitle that the feature of "not having a facebook account" costs $500.
Kind of like me trying to imply that Apple selling a Macbook Pro for $2800 with wifi means $2800 is "the price of getting on the internet".
While I agree that the headline is somewhat click-baitey, this:
is a terrible analogy. Apple will sell you a laptop for under a grand (barely, technically) with wifi which will connect to the Internet (and indeed, will not sell you a laptop at any price which does not come with wifi). Oculus is not providing a way to get only the disconnected-from-Facebook aspect and not pay for the enterprise support, B2B markup, and other trappings of an "enterprise" edition. $500 is indeed the minimum surcharge for an un-Facebook-encumbered Oculus.
The business edition also doesn't have the Oculus store, so you can only install your own software. It's clearly a business-only solution, and not intended for consumers.
I'm going to remove this since the article seems to be heavily sensationalized and disingenuous. If you actually want to post about the business version of the Oculus Quest, feel free to re-submit an article about it with a more reasonable framing.