Cap Watkins:
When managers do this, the end result is the same: resentment and distrust from their team, as well as a decrease in the quality of the work because, surprise, when people don’t have a voice in the direction of the product, they believe in it less. And that always, always shows up in the work. A bad manager is single-handedly capable of taking a great team and producing mediocre (or just hands-down terrible) results.
Polygon:
We feel strong enough in our position that we want to focus strategically on building the next big platform that will be coming after mobile,“ said Zuckerberg. "Today’s acquisition is a long-term bet on the future of computing. I bet Oculus can be one of the biggest platforms of the future.
WhatsApp got $4 billion in cash and $12 billion in stock. Oculus VR got $400 million in cash and $1.6 billion in stock.
Molly Wood, writing for the NYT:
Since the most profitable option, iOS, isn’t yet available for wearables, a wearable-tailored version of Android is the next best choice.
I bet that iOS developers like the idea of “the next best choice”.