Garmin acquires Firstbeat Analytics

May be promising in that they now own the  functions, less distance from A - B to implement them, if you get what I mean. They can now directly implement them.

C.sco said:

But until then, I think they'll keep adding stuff to the F6, like the FB Sleep Analytics they just added to it a couple weeks ago.

Garmin says this will be added to the 945 by years end, so I think some features will still come to older devices too.

i see, nice.  Where that leves Suunto who use Firstbeat too? Garmin will hae monopol then, i dont know if taht is good?

Licensing fees are good money, so I guess Garmin will continue licensing as it's easy money for them

"the coat was to high"

How? You get a Xiaomi Watch Color for 120€ and they have more Firstbeatfeatures as a Venu/VA4 will ever have.

They start the Venu and since month the have a massive Lag with the OLED if you turn your wrist. Times need up to 4-5 seconds to show. Garmin? Doesent cae. No one of the competiors having the huge problemns with an OLED. And Garmin? Prices Up, we are garmin. The cant deliver and try prices like apple without the features.

Hexxer said:

"the coat was to high"

I don't know what that means.

Hexxer said:

How? You get a Xiaomi Watch Color for 120€ and they have more Firstbeatfeatures as a Venu/VA4 will ever have.

I already explained the possible "how" earlier.  Garmin may have decided not to pay licensing fees for certain features for the Venu/VA4.  It's irrelevant that a cheaper Xiaomi watch has more FirstBeat features.  Now that Garmin doesn't have to pay licensing fees, they can put whatever features they want on whatever watch they want.  I'm not following your argument.  

I believe fenix7 will change dramatically：）

In which way?

bad news! that means that we gonna have a 2 step product: free, with minimal features and a payed one, with more analytics. the only problem is how basic will be the free package..