Fascinating. I wonder what the web will look like in a decade.
On-topic: I was one of the original backers of Oculus, but missed the opportunity to get a free Rift. I guess it didn't matter much.
It seems like what happened to the Oculus is what happened to many platforms throughout history: No killer app on launch day = no uptake.
Back on topic, the Vive's room scale tracking really makes the difference IMO. The Rift seems more like just a fancy display device, whereas the Vive enables a whole new class of experiences.
Their "ad-light" version (that people can actually choose to pay for) displays more ads than most sites, and the entire site lags when scrolling (on a beast of a computer no less).
I'm never going to read a piece of Forbes content again. Let this be a lesson in how not to Internet.
This. This is the _worst_ reading experience I've ever had since I first connected to the internet back in 1995.
I had to stop reading the article because the ads we too intrusive. I closed the page in disgust.
It comes off (in tone) as a bit entitled when I see people complaining about how they aren't able to view free (free!) ad-supported content for free because they are using an adblocker. I use ad block. I recognize that I am a freeloader. I don't pretend I'm not. I know the usual rebuttal is something like "I'd pay for it if they offered" - but this is a non sequitur because it doesn't really change the fact that publications have no obligation to cater to our every content-gorging whim.
As long as we're at this local maxima, with crap crowding out quality, news can never improve and will never be worth paying for.
This one, with ads, was unreadable anyway so it's a moot point really.
1. Save to pocket and read it there.
2. Stop reading forbes.
I've decidedly to click out of any forbes article here on out.
At first I kind of thought of disabling stuff so I Could read Forbes but I've found so much crap lately that I don't bother anymore.