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Update: Nike confirmed a small number of layoffs but denies FuelBand shutdown, according to re/code: “The Nike+ FuelBand SE remains an important part of our
by kjhughes 13y ago
Update: Nike confirmed a small number of layoffs but denies FuelBand shutdown, according to re/code:
“The Nike+ FuelBand SE remains an important part of our
business,” the company said in a statement emailed to
Re/code. “We will continue to improve the Nike+ FuelBand App,
launch new METALUXE colors, and we will sell and support the
Nike+ FuelBand SE for the foreseeable future.”
http://recode.net/2014/04/18/nike-denies-fuelband-shutdown-but-layoffs-could-reveal-new-cracks-in-wearables-market/ http://recode.net/2014/04/18/nike-denies-fuelband-shutdown-b...
- dang 13y agoAll: should we change the url of the post to this one? It's not clear which is better. Edit: there are arguments on both sides. Since the Cnet article seems to be the original source, let's stick with it.
- jamesaguilar 13y agoI would say yes. Fixing misinformation (even honest misinformation) on the front page is a good thing.
- notatoad 13y agoi don't think it's clear that there's any misinformation in the cnet article. Nike is officially denying killing the product, but they aren't denying that they've laid off the majority of their hardware team.
- jamesaguilar 13y agoIt says they will stop making wearable hardware in the title, which Nike is flatly denying.
- clarky07 13y agonot really. They said they will continue to sell the current device and support it with software. They make no claims to possibly making any new hardware as far as I could see.
- brianchu 13y agoI don't think we should be changing titles/urls of articles just because a company made a statement denying something. CNET is making a claim. Nike is denying it. That's not grounds for changing titles. Companies, people, and governments deny things that turn out to be true all the time. I'm not saying Nike is lying. Just that their denial is not clear evidence of misinformation.