Google recently open sourced Pebble and today, Repebble has put some of the watches up for preorder.

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    3 hours ago

    How does that read to you like him saying it’s not replaceable?

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        2 hours ago

        Sure have!

        He told someone not to buy it if they expect more than five years without repairs. That person seemed to think spending more than $100 should get them a product that lasts a lifetime, and was irritated the founder said he thought it was pretty good that a piece of low cost consumer electronics made it five years before needing repairs.

        What part of that says to you that it’s not reparable or won’t last five years?

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          2 hours ago

          The comment that Eric replied to saying “please don’t buy this” mentioned nothing about repairs. It was entirely about overall longevity of the device.

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            2 hours ago

            In the context of him saying the device is repairable, the top comment talking about repairing it, and the comment in question replying to that thread, it seems a bit weird to say “he didn’t say it in this comment, so the comments where he says it’s repairable don’t count”.

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              2 hours ago

              It seems a bit weird to say that he wasn’t replying to the comment he replied to.