Now I have this blood pressure monitor device that doesn’t work without a logged in app and is a paperweight. I’m lucky I never invested into their ecosystem of health products. Lesson is no matter how popular a brand is, there is no guarantee they will be around. I’ve lost all my health data and there is no way to get it back.
This something that really annoys me about more and more hardware sold these days. The incessant need to have a connected app and sign in. What I don’t understand is why businesses do it, it increases both the costs before and after a sale to make and maintain?
What I want is “noddy” hardware that does just what it is made to do.
Probably because businesses themselves want all their applications connected so one doing the administration is easier (and better) and there is more management information.
Then again, there are still a ton of bookkeepers and accountants (especially in the US) wasting your money on reconciling bank transactions more than once a year when the bank connector is foolproof
Businesses like having an app on your phone because they can update it to fix bugs, add features, track your activity and send you notifications/ads when they have something new to sell.