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Re:“Oculus removed the headset check from the DRM in Oculus ... by ldehaan on Friday June 24, 2016 @06:05PM (#11973865)
yeah but you can be a nice company that actually cares about people, and takes really good care of their customers and still make money. you can also be a company of douche cookies and make money, but that lowers our collective trust, goodwill and happiness.
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Re:“Oculus removed the headset check from the DRM in Oculus ... by randyrand on Friday June 24, 2016 @06:41PM (#11974060)
It really depends on the market conditions.
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Re:“Oculus removed the headset check from the DRM in Oculus ... by orbitingpluto on Friday June 24, 2016 @07:46PM (#11974382)
No it doesn't.

That's like arguing it was okay to cheat on your wife because of the state of the relationship. It's a douche thing to do either way.

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Re:“Oculus removed the headset check from the DRM in Oculus ... by randyrand on Monday June 27, 2016 @02:45PM (#11988436)
Thats a bad anaolgy.

If the market you're in is very competitive, and all the customers buy from "mean companies" just because they're cheaper,

then being nice, if it's expensive, will run you out of business.

The airline industry is very similar to this.

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