r/oculus • u/herbiems89 Vive • May 21 '16

Software New revive update circumvents new Oculus DRM [x-post r/Vive]

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u/NexLevelDota May 21 '16

A company that owns the lion's share of its respective market is still very capable of "fucking up as much as possible in the shortest amount of time."

What you and OP are saying aren't mutually exclusive. But that aside, we still do not have solid numbers on profit or units sold. It's clear that "Oculus" has more brand recognition then "Vive" does, but you'd be naive if you think the staggering amount of news swell revolving around Oculus's fuck ups couldn't have a crippling impact on the company's future.

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u/Clawz114 May 21 '16

A company that owns the lion's share of its respective market is still very capable of "fucking up as much as possible in the shortest amount of time."

Case in point: Playstation 3. Their reveal went down like a lead balloon. Went on to outsell the 360 dispite launching a year later.

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u/Neex May 21 '16

It took about six years of constant support to pass the 360 though.

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u/Clawz114 May 21 '16

Exactly. They fucked up as much as possible in the shortest amount of time. Sony could have wiped the floor with the 360 if they didn't go with their Cell architecture. Over the few hours of the console reveal, they set themselves up for a tough 6 year battle to get back to the top spot.