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Re:Apple Watch Series 5 by TremendousJudge on Tuesday September 10, 2019 @03:03PM (#20932091)
Why did Pebble go under, anyway? They had a solid product that people enojoyed
Re:Apple Watch Series 5 by kbd on Tuesday September 10, 2019 @03:08PM (#20932173)
I don't have insider knowledge of their financials, but my impression is if they stayed lean and focused on their core product they'd have been a sustainable small company. Instead, they grew too big in typical VC-backed fashion and it wasn't sustainable.
Re:Apple Watch Series 5 by AgloeDreams on Tuesday September 10, 2019 @03:22PM (#20932382)
They spent a lot on R&D and bet the company on kickstarters. Their direction also constrained them to Garmin-like products rather than heading off Android Wear or Apple watch (even fitbit can't compete after buying their guts)
Re:Apple Watch Series 5 by ebog on Tuesday September 10, 2019 @03:08PM (#20932172)
Probably a lack of good marketing.
Re:Apple Watch Series 5 by yoz-y on Wednesday September 11, 2019 @12:31AM (#20936578)
I would imagine that not enough people enjoyed it for the price they asked for.