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"I guess it is true, if you aren’t paying for it, you are the product." But according to the author, even the $50 option doesn't let you download the data so i

• vertis 14y ago
  More than that, you have to pay for the device in the first place, so on that front you're absolutely the customer.
  • jrockway 14y ago
    Indeed. Everyone likes to think missing features are some scam that the company that owns the project is perpetrating upon their users, but in reality they probably want to lock you in for the sake of locking you in. They don't know why, but making the data open would be extra work, would help their competitors, and might hurt their chances of being bought. They can always be more open later, but they can't ever un-open. So they're closed. Don't buy their products. That's what I did.
    • angdis 14y ago
      I agree, there are other reasons for not providing the raw data. For the vast majority of people raw-data just isn't something that is even remotely usable. Even if one is an expert with data analysis, IMHO, it will require a lot of work to process and interpret it correctly. It may even require a deep knowledge about the device and all its quirks-- we're talking about data derived from a cheap accelerometer here. In the end, it is hard to see how opening up the raw data so a few hackers can take a crack at it is advantageous to fitbit or even consumers in general.