[aprilnya]

no, those are completely different… a facebook account is an account on a social network that requires you to use your real name or else you get banned. a facebook account links you to your real life identity and your real life social circles

a meta account is an account that you can optionally link to their social medias, but it isn’t required

meta accounts are basically just oculus accounts

[aeonik]

I don't need an account to use my monitor or my TV. Why do I need one for a VR Headset?

[aprilnya]

Because these aren’t dumb headsets that just plug into your PC. These are standalone headsets that handle the whole thing — they aren’t just a display and controllers, they take the role of the PC too.

So, needing an account for these is more comparable to needing an account to use Steam

[aeonik]

I don't need Steam to run my games or to pipe data into my Valve Index either.

It's still unclear to me why an account is needed. I mean, I get the profit and control motive, I just don't understand the technical reasons.

[aprilnya]

Yeah, I guess I do agree that you should be able to just run it without an account and load apps from elsewhere

I doubt there is any actual technical reason, just profit/control. I mean, it’s Meta, would you really put it past them?

[aeonik]

I don't know Zuckerberg, so I don't know his motivation, nor the executives of Meta. I haven't really read any of their work.

Profit and control fit the data points, but I suppose I could "put it past them" if a better model explained everything.

[baby]

Because you need to buy apps to make use of your VR headset. Lets put it this way, do you need an account to use your Iphone?

[kotaKat]

No, in fact, I don't.

My device is not signed into any Apple services right now or any Apple IDs. Anything my company needs to deploy gets pushed by MDM or via enterprise-signed applications.

[baby]

You just told me that you are part of the 0.0000001% of users and so your point is moot