Facebook made its second huge acquisition this year on
Tuesday, purchasing a company Oculus VR Inc for $2 billion in cash and
stock.
According to reports, Facebook agreed to purchase Oculus for $400,000 in cash and the rest in stock.
Oculus VR Inc is a relatively new, 20-month old company that maker virtual reality goggles.
Just
last month Facebook purchased a text-messaging service WhatsApp for $19
billion pursuing their idea to connect people all over the world via
different means of communication. This deal also opens huge perspectives
for companies with bright ideas even if they do not have much income
yet.
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Oculus Headset
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The
headset developed by Oculus, called Rift, is for now a device for
playing video games. However, according to Mark Zuckerberg, they now
have much bigger plans for it.
"We're going to make Oculus a platform for many other experiences," Mr. Zuckerberg said.
"Imagine
enjoying a courtside seat at a game, studying in a classroom of
students and teachers all over the world or consulting with a doctor
face-to-face—just by putting on goggles in your home," he adds.
For
now, users have not been really fond of the device for now due to the
motion sickness it sometimes causes. However, Oculus are right now
working on means of fixing this issue.