As explained below, Samsung rejects all Gear Fit2 apps. Most people know I'm an economist, so they ask me: "how can Samsung be so stupid ?" It's very simple: it's part of a basic product differentiation strategy. Samsung has thousands of products: product A is more expensive than product B, so it must have more features. So a marketing guy decided that Gear Fit2 wouldn't have apps, in order to "protect" Gear S3. Seemed a rather simple decision: Gear Fit1 didn't have apps either...
Main problem: marketing guys in giant companies usually don't understand the big picture: 1) Samsung invests enormous amounts of time and money to create a Tizen ecosystem: one of the most heard complaints about Gear watches is "it needs more apps" 2) Many devs will *buy *the Gear Fit2 but they can't create an app for it: this is certainly not going to improve Tizen's reputation 3) This major mistake is going to have a big impact on Samsung's image and wearable sales for years to come On Wed, Sep 7, 2016 at 5:56 AM, Olivier Nyssen <nysse...@gmail.com> wrote: > Bad news: Samsung has modified its marketing article about Gear Fit2: > "applications" has been deleted in the text cited below. > Worse: Samsung lets developers work on Fit2 apps but none will be accepted > in the store, except some tpk watchfaces. > > Conclusions: > 1) Zero respect for customers and app devs; > 2) Zero chance to have third-party apps on the best-selling Tizen device: > such an absurdity would be impossible with an Android device; > 3) I hope it's just stupidity, not an attempt to kill the fledgling Tizen > ecosystem > > Regards, > Olivier > > > On Sat, Jul 16, 2016 at 8:25 AM, Olivier Nyssen <nysse...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Good news from Samsung: "From the user’s perspective, now anyone can >> develop applications or watchfaces for the Gear Fit2, and users can >> download and use it – that’s because Tizen OS-related SDKs are provided and >> there is an app store." >> https://news.samsung.com/global/gear-fit2-rundown-how-engine >> ering-integration-created-a-new-world-for-gps-workouts >> >> On Tue, Jul 12, 2016 at 4:35 AM, Olivier Nyssen <nysse...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> Hello, >>> >>> I've bought the Samsung Gear Fit2: I love its curved screen, which is >>> particularly well adapted for the wrist. >>> This device is going to be a best-seller, that's a certainty. >>> It's better than its closest competitor (Microsoft Band 2) in every >>> aspect, including a bigger and better screen: >>> http://comparewear.com/compare/microsoft-band-2-vs-samsung-g >>> ear-fit2-vs-samsung-gear-s2/ >>> >>> But Microsoft has a SDK for Band 2: >>> https://developer.microsoftband.com/ >>> >>> Samsung is trying to create a Tizen ecosystem but their best-selling >>> Tizen device will not be supported by the SDK: this is absurd imo >>> >>> Regards, >>> Olivier >>> >> >> >
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