Why Would Mark Zuckerberg (CEO of Facebook)pay $3 Billion for Oculus

question 46

Multiple Choice

Why would Mark Zuckerberg (CEO of Facebook) pay $3 billion for Oculus?

• A)The Oculus Rift competes with Facebook product/services
• B)Because Facebook had plenty of cash and could spend it
• C)Zuckerberg believed virtual reality is the future and was "awesome"
• D)Facebook's users were getting older and he was looking for the next big thing

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