Single point for information on future developments

[Fabio Vaccaro]

I firmly believe that Suunto’s strength is continuing to work on products even after they are launched, continuing to improve them from a software perspective. That is why I often find myself hoping that in the months that I have not been following the forum we are working on new features that will soon be coming to our products.
This activity, however, is time-consuming, which is why I would like to propose (if it doesn’t already exist) that we open a section in this forum where only Suunto developers can write that can periodically let us know what they are working on, where they are at, and when they plan to implement one feature or another.

@pavel-samokha

[EzioAuditore]

@Fabio-Vaccaro I don’t think its feasible especially if they are under NDAs.

[pavel.samokha]

@Fabio-Vaccaro sorry, I’m not a manager and can’t help with that

[Ze Stuart]

@Fabio-Vaccaro I think an ‘in progress’ list would be greatly appreciated: we effectively have this from Garmin with their beta program, and I can’t see it compromising any ‘competitive edge’ Suunto believe they have.

I suspect our fellow users are here because of a belief in the prod philosophy, and this reassurance in the philosophy would be appreciated.

[Fabio Vaccaro]

@pavel-samokha maybe you can talk about this with some colleage

[Fabio Vaccaro]

@pavel-samokha

yeah, this is what I was meaning

[pavel.samokha]

@Fabio-Vaccaro

I understand what you’re asking for and I do agree with that.

All my activity in this forum is about doing things in the interest of a user. The opposite, invisible side of it is also that, promoting the user’s interests inside the company.

And ofc being more transparent to the users and “FW beta program” topics were raised. We kinda trialed it in ad-hoc way with https://forum.suunto.com/topic/10753/beta-firmware-for-sync-issues-2-33-16

But unfortunately I have very limited power to influence things (and even less now than before), it’s not my job in any sense. So while discussing and asking in the forum is a good thing, no point in tagging me.

[A Former User]

@Fabio-Vaccaro said in Single point for information on future developments:

This activity, however, is time-consuming, which is why I would like to propose (if it doesn’t already exist) that we open a section in this forum where only Suunto developers can write that can periodically let us know what they are working on, where they are at, and when they plan to implement one feature or anothe

They are so few (I think) that it is not feasible and would take up valuable time. Personally I don’t see any use in doing it.

[henrich45]

@Fabio-Vaccaro said in Single point for information on future developments:

I firmly believe that Suunto’s strength is continuing to work on products even after they are launched, continuing to improve them from a software perspective. That is why I often find myself hoping that in the months that I have not been following the forum we are working on new features that will soon be coming to our products.
This activity, however, is time-consuming, which is why I would like to propose (if it doesn’t already exist) that we open a section in this forum where only Suunto developers can write that can periodically let us know what they are working on, where they are at, and when they plan to implement one feature or another.

I completely agree with your point about Suunto’s commitment to continuous improvement. Having a dedicated section for developers to share updates on upcoming features would be incredibly valuable. It would not only keep users informed but also foster a stronger sense of community and collaboration within the forum.