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Re:Facebook being investigated in Germany for tying Oculus u... by taylorfinley on Thursday December 10, 2020 @10:37AM (#25374792)
This has not been my experience for either of my last two Android phones, Google would not create an account without verifying a phone number. Their support forum recommended using a land line or borrowing a friend's phone.
Re:Facebook being investigated in Germany for tying Oculus u... by leppr on Thursday December 10, 2020 @02:19PM (#25377329)
That's sad to hear. The situation with smartphones is magnitudes worse than VR headsets. First, VR headsets have competitive consumer-respecting alternatives (Valve Index), second, they are for now purely an entertainment device, while smartphones are semi-required to competitively function in modern society. I'm surprised no government has yet tried to address the harmful smartphone OS duopoly, the only worthwhile initiatives are from unbacked Open-Source hackers.