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Yay, can't wait for my FitBit to be EOL'd randomly.

TeMPOraL 7y ago
I can't wait for my already EOL'd Pebble that was acquired by FitBit to be resurrected as a surveillance/adtech nightmare by Google.
- Wowfunhappy 7y ago
  Given that your EOL'd Pebble currently uses servers maintained by an independent nonprofit using an open source stack, it's about as far from Google's influence as anything can be.
  - dTal 7y ago
    My EOL Pebble doesn't use any servers at all, with Gadgetbridge. Why should moving data from my watch to my phone, over bluetooth, require a server on the internet? Silliness.
    - calypso 7y ago
      An app store, watch face store, dictation, weather. those features are the reason it requires a server. That's what you give up by not using rebble or similar services.
      - Wowfunhappy 7y ago
        Also, any third party apps that create timeline pins unfortunately need to go through a server.
      - TeMPOraL 7y ago
        You can sideload Pebble apps AFAIR. I vaguely recall doing that recently to restore the watchface on my wife's Pebble after migrating it to a new phone.
        Wowfunhappy 7y ago
        You can. It's nice to have a working app store though!
- fredley 7y ago
  Get your EOL'd Pebble unEOL'd with Rebble! https://rebble.io/ https://rebble.io/
- ryanmercer 7y ago
  I can't wait for my Pebble 2 I paid for via crowdfunding (shhh I know I got refunded) to get manufactured and shipped before the company decided to go out of business, not delivering the product they hyped, and sell themselves to FitBit.
  - agloeregrets 7y ago
    Lol I have a P2 HR that I use, still think it’s the best watch they ever made.
  - TeMPOraL 7y ago
    Me too. I was all hyped up for my new Pebble 2 up until the money came back :/. I guess, at least they did refund us.
    - ryanmercer 7y ago
      Yeah I was really excited. I left Apple's ecosystem when I switched to Project Fi and really did find my Gen1 Apple Watch useful, the Pebble 2 looked like it was going to handle the stuff I used the most on the Apple Watch and after having already been disappointed by an Android watch (ZenWatch 2) I was really looking forward to it.
astrodust 7y ago
It'll be interesting to see if FitBit sales implode because of acquisition rumors.
- cannonedhamster 7y ago
  I can literally buy a $30 Chinese smartwatch that does 95% of what Fitbit and their $200 devices claim. The Chinese product spies on me less, has better customer service, and isn't asking me to join their stupid service which just locked up parts of the device that used to come with it. I'm surprised that they haven't imploded already.
  - loons2 7y ago
    My $10 Chinese smartwatch actually does more than my wife's fitbit. The fitbit app syncs with her weight-watcher's account, which is the only reason she bought it, and is the only thing it can do that mine can't.

I can't wait for my already EOL'd Pebble that was acquired by FitBit to be resurrected as a surveillance/adtech nightmare by Google.

Wowfunhappy 7y ago
Given that your EOL'd Pebble currently uses servers maintained by an independent nonprofit using an open source stack, it's about as far from Google's influence as anything can be.
- dTal 7y ago
  My EOL Pebble doesn't use any servers at all, with Gadgetbridge. Why should moving data from my watch to my phone, over bluetooth, require a server on the internet? Silliness.
  - calypso 7y ago
    An app store, watch face store, dictation, weather. those features are the reason it requires a server. That's what you give up by not using rebble or similar services.
    - Wowfunhappy 7y ago
      Also, any third party apps that create timeline pins unfortunately need to go through a server.
    - TeMPOraL 7y ago
      You can sideload Pebble apps AFAIR. I vaguely recall doing that recently to restore the watchface on my wife's Pebble after migrating it to a new phone.
      - Wowfunhappy 7y ago
        You can. It's nice to have a working app store though!
fredley 7y ago
Get your EOL'd Pebble unEOL'd with Rebble! https://rebble.io/ https://rebble.io/
ryanmercer 7y ago
I can't wait for my Pebble 2 I paid for via crowdfunding (shhh I know I got refunded) to get manufactured and shipped before the company decided to go out of business, not delivering the product they hyped, and sell themselves to FitBit.
- agloeregrets 7y ago
  Lol I have a P2 HR that I use, still think it’s the best watch they ever made.
- TeMPOraL 7y ago
  Me too. I was all hyped up for my new Pebble 2 up until the money came back :/. I guess, at least they did refund us.
  - ryanmercer 7y ago
    Yeah I was really excited. I left Apple's ecosystem when I switched to Project Fi and really did find my Gen1 Apple Watch useful, the Pebble 2 looked like it was going to handle the stuff I used the most on the Apple Watch and after having already been disappointed by an Android watch (ZenWatch 2) I was really looking forward to it.

astrodust 7y ago

It'll be interesting to see if FitBit sales implode because of acquisition rumors.

cannonedhamster 7y ago
I can literally buy a $30 Chinese smartwatch that does 95% of what Fitbit and their $200 devices claim. The Chinese product spies on me less, has better customer service, and isn't asking me to join their stupid service which just locked up parts of the device that used to come with it. I'm surprised that they haven't imploded already.
- loons2 7y ago
  My $10 Chinese smartwatch actually does more than my wife's fitbit. The fitbit app syncs with her weight-watcher's account, which is the only reason she bought it, and is the only thing it can do that mine can't.