According to SpotStop.com, a site devoted to MSN Direct-based products, Fossil is exiting the Smart Watch market. The article says:
Fossil has made their last MSN Direct watch, at least for the foreseeable future…. {We} hear Fossil is no longer going to make new watches and will re-direct their technology efforts after current inventory is sold through. Microsoft has recently pulled the SPOT initiative back into R&D and appears intent on pushing the technology into other products like the weather clocks and integration with the PC and other Microsoft products.
In December 2004, MSN Direct sent me a Fossil Abacus Wrist Net for review. The watch stopped working within a couple of weeks after I received it. MSN Direct was kind enough to send me a replacement so I could finish my review, but that watch was Dead on Arrival.
I’m disclosing this now because I think MSN Direct-based watches from Fossil are prone to failure. You should be aware of this if you’re considering buying one because they’re heavily discounted and you just want to try out the technology.