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Re:All of Oculus’s Rift headsets have stopped working due to... by whywhywhywhy on Wednesday March 07, 2018 @03:21PM (#16539468)
> essentially bricking

It's not bricked, bricking means it's as useful as a brick as in the actual firmware is corrupted beyond repair.

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Re:All of Oculus’s Rift headsets have stopped working due to... by kevin_b_er on Wednesday March 07, 2018 @03:59PM (#16539837)
It will be as useful as a brick if nothing can connect to the headset because it requires a signed communication DLL with a built-in obsolescence timer that must be continually refreshed by the company.
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Re:All of Oculus’s Rift headsets have stopped working due to... by ChristianGeek on Thursday March 08, 2018 @12:10PM (#16545774)
It’s virtually bricked.
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Re:All of Oculus’s Rift headsets have stopped working due to... by Kudos on Wednesday March 07, 2018 @03:25PM (#16539510)
> essentially
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