Nike says goodbye to the FuelBand. Could it mean an alliance with Apple?

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During Easter has become an important announcement: Nike FuelBand developing leaves. Which was one of the first devices market quantifiers leave the project, and not only that because Nike has confirmed in a statement to CNET that will put aside all kinds of design and manufacture of hardware.

In contrast, the American company has confirmed that put all their efforts on developing software. Applications for the world of sports, programs and compilers of statistics in this field. There will be new versions of Nike FuelBand but continue selling their current model SE.

A rather surprising announcement, but not least, is surrounded by much speculation. Many are beginning to say that Apple and Nike have agreed to a new device on the first mark, a kind of new quantifier. Relations between the two companies are very frequent since 2006 when they got together to present the Nike + iPod in, but had never gone a step further. If we also consider that Tim Cook is part of the board of Nike, all seems well under way:

This rumored alliance will result awaited iWatch? If so, chances are you know throughout 2014, we'll see if in surprise or complying with the speculation.