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I recall an app called endomondo doing similar. I'd bought the Pro version for lifetime only to find them move to a Premium option.
That was fine as I still had what I had paid for.... until take up wasn't good enough and slowly key features moved behind the paywall.
Im fairly certain this is the direction this is going. I wonder if there'll be a class action if so to force buy back of the hardware
Oh yeah, Endomondo brings back memories. Let's see what's next for Garmin, though this is not a good sign. Unfortunately, there's no real alternatives out there if you consider batters life.
Pebble, but neither of their upcoming revived models have the same spread of sensors shoved into them as Garmin does if that sort of thing matters to you.
I would happily buy something just like my Fenix without the stupid pulse ox/heart rate monitor, but I understand I am in the minority there. I'd keep the GPS, compass, temperature, altimeter, and barometer functions. But then, I'm probably the sole person on Earth who would be the first to buy a phone without a goddamned selfie camera on it, either.