Signs are there that Oculus Quest will have a dev mode for sideloading apps. How accessible will that developer mode be to all buyers? Can a company like @epicgames get a hypothetical Fortnite VR installed this way? What about an alternate store? @TimSweeneyEpic @ID_AA_Carmackhttps://twitter.com/prvncher/status/1056193848488194048 …
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Replying to @hmltn @EpicGames and
This is based on the Go experience: Dev mode is only available if your oculus account is registered as part of a Dev organisation. Only then can the user enable the mode via the companion app. There is no prerequisite atm for becoming a Dev. It will be a hassle though
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Bleh, a closed platform attempt around VR.
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Replying to @TimSweeneyEpic @skyworxx and
If you allow easy sideloading, how do you prevent malware? I guess Fortnight could give us a worse case scenario for comparison.
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Replying to @RupertRawnsley @skyworxx and
A permission-based security model like iOS and Android is the first and strongest line of protection. Locked-down stores do nothing significant to prevent malware; that’s just the old excuse they use to justify their monopoly on digital distribution and commerce.
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Replying to @TimSweeneyEpic @skyworxx and
Users don't read the permission warnings and you can't push security patches without a central store. I think developer mode is a reasonable compromise.
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This “reasonable compromise” gifts a multibillion dollar monopoly to a huge corporation by creating a barrier to consumer choice and economic competition, resulting in higher prices for users, and less income for developers...
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Replying to @TimSweeneyEpic @skyworxx and
Security and privacy are more important than that. The only company that consistently manages to do both of these at scale is Apple - the biggest monopoly of all time! I really hate that this is true by the way and closed platforms offend me as well.
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