> At this point, this kind of puts me off from buying any kind of hardware tech from a startup that might not be around for a few years, since it might just tur

> At this point, this kind of puts me off from buying any kind of hardware tech from a startup that might not be around for a few years, since it might just turn up to be another tech paperweight. Same. The vast majority of peripherals meant to be used with mobile phones I just wont buy at this point, because they’re almost all like this. At least I know I’ll be able to use my Pebble or PineTime indefinitely; the former because it’s been reverse-engineered, and the latter because it’s open from the start. As appealing as the newer Fitbits are, I can’t say the same for them. > Wouldn't it be nice if protocol documentation was mandatory? Yeah - I’d love to see this, just like we’ve seen a push for repair documentation with recent right to repair legislation.