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Re:“Oculus removed the headset check from the DRM in Oculus ... by caconym_ on Friday June 24, 2016 @03:05PM (#11972510)
All other things being equal, hardware exclusivity is terrible for consumers. Oculus is free to do whatever they want, "fair" or not, and consumers are free to vote with their wallets in return.

I think people have been particularly vocal here because a) the exclusivity ship sailed for consoles decades ago while the VR market is fresh, b) because the market for 1st-gen VR is mostly early adopters who pay attention to these things and have strong opinions, and c) because Oculus have seemingly been saying one thing and doing another.

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Re:“Oculus removed the headset check from the DRM in Oculus ... by CaptSpify on Friday June 24, 2016 @03:13PM (#11972567)
Exclusivity has been horrible for consumers in the console market. Speaking for myself, I'd like to put my foot down and say "No, you aren't going to pull the same crap here". I personally really want VR, which means I want it done right. I fear that if it starts off on the wrong foot, it won't get anywhere.
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