Oculus

3 statements across 3 episodes · 0 bullish · 2 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Feb 16, 2024 by Sam Lessin · across every show →

Everything said about Oculus, oldest first

Feb 16, 2024 bearish
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Lessin: Apple and Meta will dominate VR; third-party OEMs cannot survive
“So there's no way for Sony to come out and like, make a good device and charge good margins on it's going to be a hundred percent software ecosystems. And like, those will end up being like, I think the Oculus world in the Apple world.”
Sam Lessin Feb 16, 2024 ▶ 25:03 #34: 7 Trillion Reasons Why · More or Less Podcast
May 24, 2024 negative
Opinion
Lessin: Oculus only survived because Facebook acquired and sheltered it
“The only reason Oculus exists today versus being a completely fucked company that is dead in the water 10 years ago is because Facebook picked it up and sheltered it, right?”
Sam Lessin May 24, 2024 ▶ 14:10 #48: Move Fast (But Don't) Break Silicon Valley · More or Less Podcast
Oct 24, 2025 neutral
Opinion
Sam Lessin: Meta Can Absorb AI Capex Failure; OpenAI and NVIDIA Cannot
“Like, I'd argue the cost for meta of belief isn't that high. No one really cares. They can fork over a few years of cash flow, right? Like, investors will look the other way. They'll kind of be like an Oculus. They'll be mad for a minute, but get over it, righ…”
Sam Lessin Oct 24, 2025 ▶ 26:46 TPUs Are Winning? Gemini + Anthropic vs NVIDIA, and OpenAI’s Atlas Explained · More or Less Podcast
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