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I'd be surprised if the Sony news had anything to do with this. These sorts of acquisitions don't happen overnight, they've likely been talking for months, doi
by kamkazemoose 12y ago
I'd be surprised if the Sony news had anything to do with this. These sorts of acquisitions don't happen overnight, they've likely been talking for months, doing due diligence and other research into the deal.
- jeroen 12y agoTechcrunch says the deal was made in 5 days. Discussion here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7469885 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7469885
- ekianjo 12y agoThe deal was made in 5 days, it does not mean they were not in touch before.
- bps4484 12y agoThey were almost certainly in touch before, but the deal being done in 5 days means that the sony announcement could have been the event that pressed the oculus team at look at an acquisition more seriously.
- ekianjo 12y agoI think it's the other way around. Because of Sony's involvment, I'd say investors from probably many large companies were pressed to buy stake in Occulus Rift ASAP to make a dent in the VR market should it become big. Facebook probably had the biggest offer on the table and that's the end of the story.
- threeseed 12y agoI doubt it was just money. Facebook has also shown that when they acquire companies they generally leave them alone. That is so much more important to a startup than just money.
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- satori99 12y agoZuckerberg was spotted in the Occuls VR offices a month ago. http://www.reddit.com/r/oculus/comments/1wf6mg/so_no_way_to_confirm_this_but_my_friend_works_in/cgbt8au http://www.reddit.com/r/oculus/comments/1wf6mg/so_no_way_to_...
- neolefty 12y agoNormally yes. But wasn't the Instagram deal done very quickly too?