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Re:Facebook Posts Strong Profit and Revenue Growth by jay_kyburz on Thursday July 28, 2016 @02:03AM (#12178627)
I don't believe I was making the mistake of thinking of people a little older than me as being less human. I have elderly friends that are avid gamers and love thier smartphones, tablets, and Facebook (which I consider to have had mass adoption).

VR headsets I put in the same category as the Microsoft Kinect or the Nintendo Wii. They are kind of fun, impressive technologies, but ultimately they are kind of a pain to use.

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Re:Facebook Posts Strong Profit and Revenue Growth by JustSomeNobody on Thursday July 28, 2016 @04:06AM (#12178976)
> ... Kind of a pain to use.

This. The inertia it takes to actually use it has to become as low as flipping on the TV and channel surfing. Having to locate a headset, strap it on, etc. is not what people are willing to do. Also, people don't like things on their face.

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