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Strava’s API debacle highlights the messiness of fitness data

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Strava upset its users over some restrictive API changes.

It might seem odd for one app’s users to fume over an API , but at the heart of the matter is the inherent messiness of fitness data.

The reality is many smaller fitness apps and wearable makers don’t have the resources to strike up direct data integrations with other fitness apps.

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56

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46

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60

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informal

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English

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39

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long-living

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