Subscription Model Weakness – No strong recurring revenue like Apple or Fitbit. Relies solely on hardware sales from new customers and 3-5 yearly consumer upgrade cycles.
Yikes. Obviously, this author can’t be blamed for Garmin’s recent announcement. But holy shit is it some awkward timing.
For me, like one commenter under that article, the lack of subscription is precisely why I liked Garmin. I want to buy a product and be able to use it for as long as it lasts, without needing to have an ongoing cost. This is especially true when the product I bought is hundreds of dollars.
A new fenix 8 is more then 1100 USD here in Norway. For that price you should have access to the software unbarred to the lifetime of the watch. Considering anything else is a sign a brain decay.
Yikes. Obviously, this author can’t be blamed for Garmin’s recent announcement. But holy shit is it some awkward timing.
For me, like one commenter under that article, the lack of subscription is precisely why I liked Garmin. I want to buy a product and be able to use it for as long as it lasts, without needing to have an ongoing cost. This is especially true when the product I bought is hundreds of dollars.
A new fenix 8 is more then 1100 USD here in Norway. For that price you should have access to the software unbarred to the lifetime of the watch. Considering anything else is a sign a brain decay.
Not a fan of subscription models either but I would also love to be get useful software updates somehow.
So many fetures are not released for older models because they need to sell the newer ones.