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Knew this was coming.. #Oculus $FB has been a problem for a while, but won Christmas (again)! AR/VR are so clutch right now for consumers, companies + investors. Yet, I still wouldn’t rule out #Microsoft $MSFT #Metaverse talk expanded it even more. Yet, this market share around this is opening up a LOT more. Market Share is like who’s the top competitors and how does their revenue line up (among other things). You see talk of this with $AAPL and Samsung. And starting to see within #EV . Market Share is one of the important things that you have to look to as an investor within not only your research before you buy but even after you acquire that stock (yes, you should keep tabs on the stocks you buy 📌). I’m sure this will be expanded on beyond me, but I’m going to add this to my content flow for 2022 (along with #crypto ). I worked in Product Marketing for a couple years and this was highly important and helped my research strategy. Been on #AR / #VR (fan, investor) saying this for a couple years now and this keeps growing by the announcement of new company implementing into their marketing tactic or product suite. Love to see it! Some reading about the #metaverse being a Trillion Dollar Rev opp (I believe wayyyy more): https://www.forbes.com/sites/greatspeculations/2021/12/20/the-metaverse-is-a-1-trillion-revenue-opportunity-heres-how-to-invest/?sh=2aa338344df9 #research #stocknews #invest
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Bought my son a Oculus for Christmas. Got to say it looks pretty cool.
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Ooooh! I know he loves it! @VB 🔥
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Yes that is true but Microsoft has to deal with a chip shortage where as most of the oculus uses the chips in your pc Xbox and even PlayStation
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Trying to figure out the VR/AR market myself. @nvknows , this is indirect to your question but what do you think about the future of semiconductor manufacturers like $NVDA ? Some financial analysts are predicting commoditization and tightening margins will result in lower valuations. Both $AMZN and $GOOG (YTD has invested the most R&D $$) are working on solutions, and no doubt $FB and $AAPL are following.See more
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Let’s connect both your points @kemper @jmunoz117 — this post was solely focused on the AR/VR, but will add my thoughts on the chip shortage. Companies layer a lot. They do this to help not seemed shorted by one LOB not performing well (talked about this here: https://bit.ly/3EJCaA9). It helps the revenue say balanced. So with the likeliness of $NVDA and others — I’ve seen commentary around the expanSee more
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PlanC@tiltawhirl
Super addictive gami g platform. I don't think it is healthy for humans....but it will sell like crazy!!
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@nvknows , could you post your link again? It's coming back with a 404 error. Thanks - always enjoy your insights!
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Thanks for the call out @kemper updated it! https://bit.ly/3EJCaA9
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Yeah, a lot of tech is on a learning curve at the moment due to the supply and demand long with taking the insights to align more appropriately. Insights along with proper case study helps $MSFT still be a contender. Hence why I said don’t rule them out (caption, comments). Just like the Oculus has really changed since their Beta product vs today. @spinchange @tcardizzle
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As a part of my job for Samsung I'm in many many electronics retailers. Best buy wasn't selling PlayStations or Xboxes in stores because of "fear of violence." How many fights were started due to oculus? Every store I was in started with ENORMOUS amounts of Oculus inventory. They all ended with enormous amounts as well. Something I've found that's helped me greatly increasing sales in my region isSee more
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@tcardizzle that's an excellent point. People do not like to be inconvenienced, and in this day, waiting has become an inconvenience. Sucks, but it's reality. I also cannot use AR/VR, it makes me sick and my eyeballs want to shrivel up and fall out 🥴
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Tom@hellofromhere
Won't be too long before headsets are unnecessary . Metaverse and Omniverse are nothing less than the next iteration of the internet . We will all be completely acquainted with it much like we are with the computers in our hands now .
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I can’t find the Oculus stock?
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For some reason I can’t find it in here?
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There is no Oculus stock. It is manufactured by Meta/FB.
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They don’t have the materials to make Xbox’s at the same rate so the stat makes sense, but would equate it to this new product as one would assume they have a supply. I will be interested to hear if those talks expand for sure.
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The big question right now is, WHEN does the metaverse really goes online? Getting some cannabis and 5G vibes here.
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Eric Rang@ericrang
Can’t wait for Nuralink to go public. This could be integrated within ourselfs
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$FB 😊 @Bush8507 — always look to the parent company!
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Technically, it’s already here my friend @BullishKane .. But the sub-metaverses are building now.
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woah!
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Yep. Maybe I’m a jerk; I made my kid buy his own oculus. 😂😂😂 He saved up for a year. I shelled out for a protective case and stand, and paid the taxes.
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@ericrang I wouldn’t hold your breath too much on that; we still don’t understand neurology very well at all. Even the best neurosurgeons will say that we’ve got very little understanding. Integrating the PNS and letting a monkey play pong is one thing, but anything much more complex and we’re at least 100 years from understanding it.
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Oculus aren’t as hard to find as Xbox though
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Tom@hellofromhere
@nvknows , - now is a perfect moment to remind ourselves about the amount of and sheer rate of change happening amidst our daily living . ... Google - hyper scale data centers , for example .
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Dope post sista. Hope you had a dope day plus a dope holiday weekend sista. Keep reaching for the stars in your life sista
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Hugeee market shift coming as VR/AR becomes more mainstream.
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