• @[email protected]
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    72 months ago

    I recall an app called endomondo doing similar. I’d bought the Pro version for lifetime only to find them move to a Premium option.

    That was fine as I still had what I had paid for… until take up wasn’t good enough and slowly key features moved behind the paywall.

    Im fairly certain this is the direction this is going. I wonder if there’ll be a class action if so to force buy back of the hardware

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      22 months ago

      Oh yeah, Endomondo brings back memories. Let’s see what’s next for Garmin, though this is not a good sign. Unfortunately, there’s no real alternatives out there if you consider batters life.

      • dual_sport_dork 🐧🗡️
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        22 months ago

        Pebble, but neither of their upcoming revived models have the same spread of sensors shoved into them as Garmin does if that sort of thing matters to you.

        I would happily buy something just like my Fenix without the stupid pulse ox/heart rate monitor, but I understand I am in the minority there. I’d keep the GPS, compass, temperature, altimeter, and barometer functions. But then, I’m probably the sole person on Earth who would be the first to buy a phone without a goddamned selfie camera on it, either.