• Cypher@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    They don’t need to, the day the acquisition was announced my Fitbit went in the bin.

    Fuck google, the greedy rent seeking parasites.

    • Frank_B@lemmy.world
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      3 months ago

      I had no idea Fitbit sold to google, and had in the back of my mind to buy one eventually. Guess that’s not gonna happen, found any alternative?

      • QualifiedKitten@lemmy.world
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        3 months ago

        Garmin. You’ll probably spend a bit more on the hardware, but there’s nothing locked behind a subscription. I had the Fitbit Sense and switched to the Garmin Forerunner 265. If the skin temperature sensor is important to you, you’ll want a different model, but that’s the only thing I’ve noticed as missing so far.

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        3 months ago

        Garmin. Works reasonably well without connection to the phone. Some models supported by Gadgetbridge

        Edit: corrected app name

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      3 months ago

      As soon as they require me to use a Google account I’ll get rid of mine, too. It’s coming soon.