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Re:“Oculus removed the headset check from the DRM in Oculus ... by burke on Friday June 24, 2016 @02:02PM (#11972005)
> Continuing to "punish" them for something they fixed only sends the message that the fix was pointless

It also sends a message to other companies that things like this aren't forgiven easily, whether or not that's the immediate intent.

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Re:“Oculus removed the headset check from the DRM in Oculus ... by dawnerd on Friday June 24, 2016 @02:04PM (#11972016)
As a consumer it's a trust issue. How can I trust that they wont try to sneak this in some time in the future?
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Re:“Oculus removed the headset check from the DRM in Oculus ... by SteveNuts on Friday June 24, 2016 @02:20PM (#11972142)
> How can I trust that they wont try to sneak this in some time in the future?

They will. They'll just have to do it more slowly than they thought.

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Re:“Oculus removed the headset check from the DRM in Oculus ... by sgarman on Friday June 24, 2016 @02:13PM (#11972092)
I think a "hey we messed up" would go a long way.
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Re:“Oculus removed the headset check from the DRM in Oculus ... by daveguy on Friday June 24, 2016 @03:26PM (#11972687)
That won't happen because to them the only thing they messed up was the execution.
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