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Re:Oculus Rift Review: VR’s Rising Star Isn’t Ready for the ... by MBCook on Monday March 28, 2016 @02:19PM (#11376154)
> the Gear is aimed at the general public with Samsung phones, the Rift is aimed at PC gamers with gaming PCs

And the article is aimed at the general public, not gamers. That's why there is nothing wrong with Fowler's analysis.

I'm not arguing that the Gear is going to give the best experience of all solutions, I was defending Fowler's point.

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Re:Oculus Rift Review: VR’s Rising Star Isn’t Ready for the ... by wlesieutre on Monday March 28, 2016 @02:45PM (#11376336)
> And the article is aimed at the general public, not gamers. That's why there is nothing wrong with Fowler's analysis.

I think we agree, but it feels like he's writing an article proclaiming "Tesla Roadster Isn’t Ready for the Mainstream" just because Elon Musk said that electric cars are going to be a transformational technology.

If the big takeaway of the article is "Bleeding edge product that isn't intended for the general public isn't ready for the general public" then I'm right on board with him.

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