Slow down in software updates?
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Hi there
I start from the fact that with the launch of Suunto Vertical and Suunto Race there has been a strong commitment by Suunto to the development and improvement of their software, both firmware and smartphone app side.
Lately it seems to me that the situation is stagnant and that there is no real progress. I think the software is still not up to par with some competitors, so I didn’t expect there to be a slowdown, or at least not yet.
What do you think? Is there any news I’ve missed?
Thanks
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@Fabio-Vaccaro The Smartphone App is getting Updates pretty often. As for the watches firmware currently the Fix for the December Update Bugs is highest priority. After that we will see…
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@Fabio-Vaccaro I would say the complete opposite (to each their own ^^)
Last software updates brought a lot less new feature, and some more controversies (UI carousel), and a lot more bugs (HR…)At the moment (minus the HR issues), the software package and functionalities are well made, don’t have many gimmicks, and is pretty stable.
Personally, I don’t buy stuff for what it could be, but for what is when i buy it, right now, its good, its not like Garmin, and that’s not a bad thing, that’s a different market.
If I wanted more when I was looking for a watch, I wouldn’t have bought a 9 Peak Pro.
My hot take is that software update for the sake of “making new things” isn’t a great business model (I’m definitly no business analyst, and most probably wrong), concentrate on bringing actual value (for example, ZoneSense is a good example of value added by a software) and making great hardware (in Finland…).
