I’ve been trying to take gym stuff more seriously lately and sometimes something like a fitbit seems like a great idea, are there any that don’t just harvest you for minimal utility on your end?
Sorry if this has be answered before but I think searching is still weird
You may have a point about the obsolescence; my first VA4S got a stuck button about 10 months after purchase. That said, they did replace it with a new refurb for free when I reached out. Likewise, my wife’s apple watch battery is getting worse and is only about 1.5 years old and her only option is to buy the latest model or pay $$$ plus enough fees that it’s almost the same cost, (certainly not enough examples to generalize, but I’ve certainly formed my opinions from the experience).
The problem with Garmin is that they sell hardware, and pretty much only hardware. They’ll deliberately hold back newer features in software in order to entice you to buy more hardware, because that’s how they get their money.
I don’t particularly begrudge them that, because as mentioned, it is their only real revenue stream. But it sure would be nice if they didn’t.