Facebook is following the rules that exist. The discussion in this thread is whether or not it’s a good idea to add a rule that says whether a keyboard can require a cloud service. Now I think that keyboards that require cloud service are a stupid product, but if somebody wants to make one, I don’t think it’s the government’s job to ban them from making the attempt.
This approach is naive in that it completely ignores the outsized influence a corporation like Facebook has on the market.
This isn't you making a free decision between competitors, like in an idealized econ 101 example. Facebook has already used its money to consolidate its grasp on the standalone VR market - can you think of a viable competitor to an Oculus Quest? Should people just have to put up with privacy abuses or be excluded from VR altogether?
When the market fails, it's time for the government to step in.
I've essentially written off getting VR at this point due to Facebook being the big game in town. Nothing else really looks enticing and I will not give Facebook a cent of my money.
