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Pebble wasn't a failed Kickstarter project; it was a successful Kickstarter project that was then bought up and killed off by Fitbit.
by skykooler 7y ago
Pebble wasn't a failed Kickstarter project; it was a successful Kickstarter project that was then bought up and killed off by Fitbit.
- brlewis 7y ago"Pebble was losing money, with no profit in sight." - discussion at https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13161832 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13161832
- codesushi42 7y agoWrong. Pebble croaked and Fitbit got them on the cheap when they basically liquidated.
- Fnoord 7y agoWell, right before they were bought, they were in deep financial trouble. They didn't reach the volume they planned to have. I would not say Pebble is a failed Kickstarter project, but they were going bankrupt. Ie. failing as a company.