End of race for the Microsoft Band

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While many rumors already announced for several months, it is now almost official: Microsoft gives up its smart health connected bracelet. The product, which will not have attracted a sufficient number of consumers, will have been marketed for 2 years.

The first iteration of the Microsoft Band, released October 30, 2014, signed the debut of Redmond on the market of wearables. While the success was still not at the rendezvous for his gadget, the firm had yet put a second version on the market on the same date last year. Less than a year later, these are the two models that come from disappear from the Microsoft Store as well as many other online sales sites. And no other smartband would be planned in the next few months.

Do not panic for the owners of a Band 2 however, who will still be able to enjoy a support and of security updates for a period of time still undefined. The SDK the device was, however, deleted developer's website dedicated to creating apps for the wristband.

The company of Satya Nadella does not seem to wish to withdraw completely from the business of the quantified-self : just recently, thehealth app of Windows 10 had been renamed Band, and a large team is still working on improving it. Maybe we'll soon see a compatibility with new brands of activity trackers?

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