06-14-2018 03:33 PM
06-15-2018 01:19 PM
06-15-2018 01:32 PM
06-15-2018 01:39 PM
EarlGrey said:
Oculus says no phone is needed. It's standalone.
06-15-2018 01:41 PM
desiv said:
EarlGrey said:
Oculus says no phone is needed. It's standalone.It is a standalone VR experience.And no phone IS needed for that VR expereince.Just for setup, which is says on the box and main page and order page and all over the internet reviews.desiv
06-15-2018 01:43 PM
LZoltowski said:
06-15-2018 01:47 PM
EarlGrey said:
I don't want facebook scraping my phone. They do that.
06-15-2018 01:48 PM
06-15-2018 02:02 PM
desiv said:
EarlGrey said:
I don't want facebook scraping my phone. They do that.
So this is about Facebook and not the Oculus Go actually.Ok...If that is the case, just say that.Say you don't like the fact that it requires an app on your phone.That is a valid concern. Fine..But implying they are being deceptive, when it is ALL over that it requires a phone makes you look a bit silly..It's not that people don't see what you see; it's that we do, and don't agree with you on that..
06-15-2018 02:11 PM
EarlGrey said:
it's not all over, it's in light gray tiny footnote texts buried somewhere, while the big black texts on the top front clearly label it not requiring a phone or anything else.And no, i don't like facebook. I don't mind them financing vr, but what they're doing with regards of privacy and scraping information from your devices, selling it, that's just not acceptable... not to me, nor to my employer that owns my phone. I see this requirement for installing this app on your phone just a means for facebook to invade your privacy and phone data.I did not buy Go with that in mind, that I have to give facebook all my information. I bought it because it's clearly marked stand-alone, that I didn't have to involve my company phone.
06-15-2018 02:34 PM
desiv said:
EarlGrey said:
it's not all over, it's in light gray tiny footnote texts buried somewhere, while the big black texts on the top front clearly label it not requiring a phone or anything else.And no, i don't like facebook. I don't mind them financing vr, but what they're doing with regards of privacy and scraping information from your devices, selling it, that's just not acceptable... not to me, nor to my employer that owns my phone. I see this requirement for installing this app on your phone just a means for facebook to invade your privacy and phone data.I did not buy Go with that in mind, that I have to give facebook all my information. I bought it because it's clearly marked stand-alone, that I didn't have to involve my company phone.
When I said "all over," I was talking about the fact that it is on the box and web sites and all over the Internet in the reviews. Personally, I don't consider it buried, but in the places that type of thing usually is.I knew well before I bought my Go that I needed my phone.As for privacy, there are concerns. That is partially why I have virtually no information about me on my Facebook account. I use it to go to sites for support on my 3D printer and now my Go, and that is it. I've never understood people's desire to put so much of their personal information on sites like that. And I am surprised when something happens (data sales, data breach, whatever) and people are shocked. I would consider that expected. 😉And let's say again that while I agree that it is marked "Stand alone", that we disagree with what that means.It seemed obvious to me that it meant the experience is stand alone, but that I would need my phone for setup.