Re:Jawbone is being liquidated as its CEO launches a related...
by wvenable on Thursday July 06, 2017 @11:48PM
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> The reasons that these products fail is usually feature creep.
That's part of the reason Pebble failed; they were forced (like from pressure from VCs) to expand their business and they really over extended.
But more than that, I think Pebble was dead the moment Apple, Samsung, and the other big players jumped into the market. Pebble's first mover advantage was destroyed almost immediately by the technology and marketing might of those companies.
Software is often harder for big companies and easier for small companies. Hardware works the other way.
That's part of the reason Pebble failed; they were forced (like from pressure from VCs) to expand their business and they really over extended.
But more than that, I think Pebble was dead the moment Apple, Samsung, and the other big players jumped into the market. Pebble's first mover advantage was destroyed almost immediately by the technology and marketing might of those companies.
Software is often harder for big companies and easier for small companies. Hardware works the other way.