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Cultural differences in sensitivity to the appearance (clothing, gender, race, etc) of those appearing on screen seems to me a plausible explanation.


They're adding Indonesia, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE but not, for example, Sweden, Norway or Denmark. I don't see anything plausible in that.

That's not even to mention features like ECG that are certified EU-wide, yet only available in half of the EU countries, 4 years after launch.

These country limitations are truly mind-boggling. It's as if they put a map on a dartboard when making these decisions.


I can imagine an “all products must be adapted to the local market” type of rule leading to this situation with Fitness+. My country has been added this time around with subtitles, but I’m struggling to imagine how they are useful when the workout is going to constantly take your eyes off the screen.




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