Facebook acquired Oculus rather than competitors like Microsoft or Google because Facebook lacked a hardware platform and operating system and was therefore incentivized by a potential AR/VR revolution that would reshape the tech industry, whereas established players with dominant web and mobile positions would have seen disruption as threatening to their current duopoly.
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Palmer LuckeyEvidence Quote
“Facebook had a different pitch...if you get purchased by Microsoft or Google...they don't actually want to shake things up and cause a arvr revolution...Facebook didn't have a hardware platform they didn't have an operating system they controlled...shaking up the box of dice was actually likely to cause good things to happen for them”
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Palmer Luckey, Founder of Anduril Defense Industry Disruptor - President Speaker Series (2024)— Pepperdine UniversityCreated: 8/10/2026, 10:48:03 PM
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