Re:Fitbit is reportedly buying Pebble for around $40M
by rockostrich on Thursday December 01, 2016 @09:19AM
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I think Pebble benefitted a ton from being the first company in the space. There were definitely a ton of hiccups with the original Pebble watch. There was barely a store and when the store did come into being it was buggy as hell. The hardware design decisions have always been pretty great though. Even today, I'd probably take the original Pebble over an Apple watch or anything from Android wear for practicality.
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Re:Fitbit is reportedly buying Pebble for around $40M
by ohsnapman on Thursday December 01, 2016 @01:45PM
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I made the mistakes of backing a number of smartwatches on Kickstarter and IndieGoGo. The Pebble, for its faults, was still the most stable, polished item out of all the crowdfunded items I've ever back.
Separate note: I don't crowdfund anything anymore. Learned my lesson.