Glitch in Year in Review - Garmin Connect Rundown, inaccurate map

Why is this paywalled ?

I just went from fitbit to garmin because they paywall too much stuff. 

Now I'm wondering if that was the right decision after all...

7938738 said:

Why is this paywalled ?

Garmin just tries to sell you a monthly/yearly subscription. Up to you if the features offered justify the price for you.

Personally, I don't find the offer appealing. I've just used the 30-days trial period on the Yearly Overview, which got me interested. However, I also think that after paying about €1000 for a smartwatch, having to pay for such feature seems ridiculous.

Exactly.

I paid for the watch, i don't expect to paid an additional subscription to able to use it. And features I actually use being paywalled mean I'll just buy something else, not get the subscription, so they can't win there.

Well, all the features in Connect+ (the optional subscription), are just non-necessary stuff - nothing that would prevent you from using the watch fully. Different thing with the new Fenix 8 Pro, where you have to pay additional subscription for the communication services (mobile+satellite). But if you want that watch, you decide you want to pay for these services as well.

But it's definitely up to you what you want to pay for. If people massively reject paying the ever increasing watch prices and subscriptions, Garmin will have to reconsider their approach. So far, they're having record revenues so the strategy seems to serve them well.