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As a longtime Fitbit user, the writing is on the wall. The Google buyout has been horrible, features disappearing, support sucking, no more web dashboard, payment issues, calorie goals no longer customizable, etc.
They bought the company for user data and patents. Merge what they want into their watches and discontinue the rest. Absolutely minimize maintenance costs by dropping features and firing employees. They'll keep the Fitbit name, maybe roll that into a watch sub-series, but the buyout was definitely a gut-and-dump deal.
Too bad the antitrust suit won't save what used to be a great product and company in time.
What are the good alternatives? Been a fitbit user for a few years now and not sure who to switch to next.
Not a direct replacement by any stretch, but I've been looking at the PineTime. Not sure how accurate anything it has is, but it's FOSS, so that's nice.
Other than that, the last time I looked for watches, it was between FitBit and Garmin for me, so I'll echo what others are saying.
I've been really interested in the PineTime, for the price point it seems like a neat little gadget. I've never had a smartwatch and I'd want something cheap to see if I like it, and with the PineTime I know it's going to be less sketchy than anything else at that price point.
But everything I've read implies it's not really a polished product yet. I'm really curious where it's at and I'm perfectly fine with some garden variety FOSS jank but how much are we talking here?
Idk, I don't have one, so I don't know how janky it is. I have heard good things about InfiniTime though, so that's what I'd probably use. Maybe do some research about that and see if it interests you.