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by js2 1528 days ago
As you say, there are essentially only two mobile platforms today, and only one of them has really been successful extending that platform to a watch. If none of the Android device makers have been successful selling a smart watch, what hope did Pebble have?

So again, Pebble's only hope was to remain a niche product. They were never going to compete in Apple's market.

It's fine to remain a niche product, but I don't think that was Pebble's aspiration.

(I too have a Garmin watch and I gave my Apple Watch away to my sister because it didn't fit my use case. I hope you recognize that having multiple smart watches makes you not just a niche user, but a niche niche user.)

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> If none of the Android device makers have been successful selling a smart watch, what hope did Pebble have?

Samsung, Huawei, etc. have quite successful smart watch lines. https://www.counterpointresearch.com/global-smartwatch-marke...