misk@sopuli.xyz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoStrava closes the gates to sharing fitness data with other appswww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
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minus-squarethisphuckinguy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoI’m sure Strava would throw a fit if Garmin did the same. Most of my data on Strava comes from Garmin
minus-squaredmtalon@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoI left Strava when they adjusted their ‘freemium’ model and hid a number of things behind a paywall. Now I just use Garmin Connect, for tracking my stuff and an ‘athletic’ social circle of friends via connections/news feed.
minus-squaretheneverfox@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoAll of that makes me nauseous. You’re free to use what you want to use, but the layers of dependency on vulnerable product lines is exactly the problem
I’m sure Strava would throw a fit if Garmin did the same.
Most of my data on Strava comes from Garmin
I left Strava when they adjusted their ‘freemium’ model and hid a number of things behind a paywall. Now I just use Garmin Connect, for tracking my stuff and an ‘athletic’ social circle of friends via connections/news feed.
All of that makes me nauseous.
You’re free to use what you want to use, but the layers of dependency on vulnerable product lines is exactly the problem