Zuckerberg's logic behind the acquisition is that he believes VR is the next major computing platform after mobile.

VR has been the next great thing since the Atari 2600.

If it was that compelling, solutions would have been found. Wanna see what that looks like? Here's what the cell phone industry did to batteries:

VR ain't tough. Two screens headphones motion tracking = VR. Everything else is optimization. Nonetheless, the practical need for VR has simply not appeared in the past 30 years despite Virtuosity, Lawnmower Man and every subscriber of Popular Science demanding it be so. Oculus is a gaming platform, and it might rawk at that. But it's a COD4 platform, not a Smash Bros. platform. Not a Wii Sports platform. Not a casual gaming platform, which remains the lion's share of gaming:

Facebook was late to the mobile game and have been desperately trying to catch up.

On this we can agree. Grasping at straws, however, does not a strategy make.

Know why people use Google? It's the best search engine out there. Know why people use Facebook? Because all their friends forced them to. Know why people use Paypal? Because it provided the best solution to an obvious problem. Know why people use Facebook? Because it's better than Myspace. Yet Google figured out ten years ago that search was a mature market so they started spending their money on autonomous cars and alternate energy sources and shit. Elon Musk took his money from Paypal and rolled it up into electric cars and space launch platforms. If Mark Zuckerberg had invented Paypal, they'd be figuring out ways to better monetize your Paypal experience without recognizing that it does all it needs.

Facebook needs VR the way UAV pilots need Facebook.

Owning and working with the Oculus team is exactly what Facebook should be doing to stay on the forefront of what many people perceive as the inevitable next phase in computing.

Figuring out a way to turn Facebook into a desirable location instead of an obligation is exactly what Facebook should be doing. It's become an onerous chore for nearly everyone; "onerous chore" + "VR goggles" does not an enriching experience make.