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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0F243E'>I must admit I find this a little humorous…. I’d like to ask everyone who funded Oculus via Kickstarter and feels betrayed by this, “Well what did you expect?”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0F243E'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Ilab-users [mailto:ilab-users-bounces@lists.cs.ucsb.edu] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Theodore Kim<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, March 26, 2014 12:04 PM<br><b>To:</b> Mathieu Rodrigue<br><b>Cc:</b> Chris Sweeney; Four Eyes Lab<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [4eyes] Facebook Acquires Oculus VR<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>More strong feelings: <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>"Betrayed by Oculus Rift"<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.salon.com/2014/03/26/betrayed_by_oculus_rift/">http://www.salon.com/2014/03/26/betrayed_by_oculus_rift/</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Wed, Mar 26, 2014 at 8:49 AM, Mathieu Rodrigue <<a href="mailto:mathieu@cs.ucsb.edu" target="_blank">mathieu@cs.ucsb.edu</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>There is an overwhelming amount of negativity coming from the Oculus community about this deal. Even the people responding via Facebook to articles about the acquisition are expressing the betrayal they feel. I personally don't know how to feel about it, either. Being acquired by another company probably would have been a better move. I mean, Facebook's demographic has changed-- they aren't attractive to a younger crowd anymore which was likely to be the driving force of the Oculus in the first place. <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>Mathieu<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Mar 25, 2014, at 8:38 PM, Chris Sweeney <<a href="mailto:cmsweeney@cs.ucsb.edu" target="_blank">cmsweeney@cs.ucsb.edu</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Facebook just dished out a casual $2 billion for Oculus VR. This is a huge splash for AR/VR and it will be really interesting to see what direction Facebook decides to take Oculus as a platform. Facebook specifically mentioned they see Oculus as a medium for communication and experience. <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Facebook's post: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/zuck/posts/10101319050523971?stream_ref=10" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/zuck/posts/10101319050523971?stream_ref=10</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Article in HuffPost: <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/03/25/facebook-oculus_n_5030801.html?utm_hp_ref=technology" target="_blank">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/03/25/facebook-oculus_n_5030801.html?utm_hp_ref=technology</a><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal>_______________________________________________<br>Ilab-users mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Ilab-users@lists.cs.ucsb.edu" target="_blank">Ilab-users@lists.cs.ucsb.edu</a><br><a href="https://lists.cs.ucsb.edu/mailman/listinfo/ilab-users" target="_blank">https://lists.cs.ucsb.edu/mailman/listinfo/ilab-users</a><o:p></o:p></p></blockquote></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><br>_______________________________________________<br>Ilab-users mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Ilab-users@lists.cs.ucsb.edu">Ilab-users@lists.cs.ucsb.edu</a><br><a href="https://lists.cs.ucsb.edu/mailman/listinfo/ilab-users" target="_blank">https://lists.cs.ucsb.edu/mailman/listinfo/ilab-users</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></body></html>