Comments on Valve's Profit-Making Approach to Virtual Reality More Sustainable Than Facebook's Loss Leader Play (Comment of the Week)TypePad2020-08-24T20:23:54ZSLHamlethttps://nwn.blogs.com/nwn/tag:typepad.com,2003:https://nwn.blogs.com/nwn/2020/08/vr-vive-oculus-facebook-scoble/comments/atom.xml/camilia fid3lis nee Patchouli Woollahra commented on 'Valve's Profit-Making Approach to Virtual Reality More Sustainable Than Facebook's Loss Leader Play (Comment of the Week)'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341bf74053ef0263e95f610e200b2020-08-25T06:26:33Z2020-08-25T06:33:37Zcamilia fid3lis nee Patchouli Woollahrahttps://profile.typepad.com/6p0120a5d7d4d4970bYou know what the good thing about taking small profits as you go along rather than repeatedly soaking up the...<p>You know what the good thing about taking small profits as you go along rather than repeatedly soaking up the costs for a big payout is? You can reinvest the profit immediately in your ecosystem and you get an earlier warning when what you're doing isn't working out and your losses can be cut earlier.</p>Adeon Writer commented on 'Valve's Profit-Making Approach to Virtual Reality More Sustainable Than Facebook's Loss Leader Play (Comment of the Week)'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341bf74053ef026bde8ca287200c2020-08-25T01:27:31Z2020-08-25T01:27:31ZAdeon WriterI compare VR headsets to computer monitors. No one thinks there needs to be a company that just makes the...<p>I compare VR headsets to computer monitors. No one thinks there needs to be a company that just makes the killerapp de-facto computer monitor that everyone needs. You just need *any* computer monitor. All that matters is the total amount of people using VR, all in all, is going up. It doesn't matter which one they're using. There will probably never be one VR headset company that just becomes The One Headset, and if there was, that would be A Very Bad Thing For VR.</p>