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Re:Minecraft creator says he’s canceled talks for Oculus Rif... by 1ris on Tuesday March 25, 2014 @08:38PM (#7470581)
It's emotional, but common, what is the proper reaction if one of the greats thing is bought by one of the worst? The only scenario worse than this i can image is Oracle.

How would you feel if SpaceX, if you invested in it's technology, would have been bought by John Deere? This is more tragic than the acquisition of Bell Labs by Alcatel.

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Re:Minecraft creator says he’s canceled talks for Oculus Rif... by ps4fanboy on Tuesday March 25, 2014 @10:02PM (#7471051)
As an investor I would be overjoyed.
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Re:Minecraft creator says he’s canceled talks for Oculus Rif... by brenschluss on Tuesday March 25, 2014 @11:05PM (#7471298)
That's because investors think about short-term profits, not about world-changing technologies.
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Re:Minecraft creator says he’s canceled talks for Oculus Rif... by ps4fanboy on Wednesday March 26, 2014 @12:38AM (#7471643)
$2B isnt a short term profit.
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Re:Minecraft creator says he’s canceled talks for Oculus Rif... by brenschluss on Thursday March 27, 2014 @12:55AM (#7478683)
Oh it is, in the scheme of things.
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Re:Minecraft creator says he’s canceled talks for Oculus Rif... by 1ris on Wednesday March 26, 2014 @06:41AM (#7472565)
As a investor who get's the money, i'd be that too. But if you bought a dev kit and invested money and time to develop for that platform this is about the worst possible news.
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