Some users say they're getting rid of Fitbit because they don't trust Google

Re:Some users say they're getting rid of Fitbit because they... by JohnFen on Tuesday November 19, 2019 @12:19PM (#21575466)

> I don’t know about anyone else, but I just got rid of my Fitbit and never spoke of it on social media.

I only know two people who use Fitbits, and both of them have ditched them.

I agree that the number of people doing this is likely small, but such people certainly do exist, and they aren't incredibly rare.

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Re:Some users say they're getting rid of Fitbit because they... by blotter_paper on Tuesday November 19, 2019 @01:15PM (#21576174)

The population who ditches them might also be skewed towards developers, which might mean that less people are hacking on the Fitbit SDK which could hurt their ecosystem. Apple has tried to court developers for this reason. Losing a piece of that market might be more hurtful to a company than losing a similar absolute number of the general population.

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Re:Some users say they're getting rid of Fitbit because they... by lazyasciiart on Tuesday November 19, 2019 @01:36PM (#21576484)

I didn't even know there was a fitBit sdk.

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Re:Some users say they're getting rid of Fitbit because they... by catalogia on Tuesday November 19, 2019 @03:00PM (#21577580)

My mother had a fitbit and has gotten rid of it. She didn't mention it on social media because she dislikes social media companies and chooses to avoid them, which seems related to her decision to avoid Google-owned fitbit.

So there is a selection bias in play. Many of the people who dislike google enough to get rid of their fitbit quite possibly also dislike social media and won't be reflected in statistics gleaned from social media.

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