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Re:Facebook acquires Oculus VR by 72deluxe on Wednesday March 26, 2014 @05:25AM (#7472345)
They're software companies. Some people don't see writing software as engineering. I write software daily and I wouldn't call myself an engineer. The guys I work with who design electrical circuitry and my dad who worked on engine mountings and vehicle components - I would call them engineers.

Perhaps Google and Facebook should be software companies with an advertising edge?

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Re:Facebook acquires Oculus VR by matteyes on Wednesday March 26, 2014 @10:56AM (#7473809)
Facebook is an advertising company with a software edge. They make something like 90% of their money selling media space. The Facebook "product" is, now, nearly indistinguishable from a marketing gimmick. The real product is the users, access to which they sell for their profits.
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Re:Facebook acquires Oculus VR by XorNot on Wednesday March 26, 2014 @05:04PM (#7476647)
The same could be said of Google.
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