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Nike CEO Hints at Continued Partnership With Apple to Develop Stylish Fitness Wearables
Nike CEO Mark Parker sat down with Bloomberg's Stephanie Ruhle to discuss the company's brand and product strategy (via The Guardian). During the 13-minute-long "Market Makers" segment, Parker confirmed that he is bullish on Apple and the wearables market, hinting at a continued partnership between the two companies at the 9:45 mark.
Though Nike recently discontinued further development on its FuelBand fitness wearables, the sports and fitness company is not ready to abandon the wearables market, instead waiting for the market to mature beyond it current geeky status.
"I think it’s going to be a big part of the future, absolutely," said Parker. "I think the form it takes is critical. You can go from the very geeky kind of wearables today – we’ve all seen some of those – to what I think you’ll see in the future, things that are more stealth, more integrated, more stylish and more functional, yes."Echoing his earlier comments, Parker suggested Apple may be part of Nike's wearables strategy with the Nike CEO noting that the two companies that have a long history of working together can do things together they couldn't do alone.
"Technologically we can do things together that we couldn’t do independently," Parker said. "So yeah, that’s part of our plan, to expand the whole digital frontier in terms of wearables, and go from what we say is tens of millions of users – right now there’s 25 million Nike+ users – to hundreds of millions."
Parker wouldn't divulge details on any upcoming Apple-Nike collaborations, but the companies traditionally have worked together to promote each other's health and fitness technologies. Apple has sold the FuelBand fitness bracelet in its retail stores, while the Nike+ Move app was among the first to support the M7 motion co-processor in the iPhone 5s.
The fitness partnership between Apple and Nike actually extends back to 2006 with the launch of Nike+iPod products such as the "Sport Kit" that allowed users to embed sensors in Nike shoes to wirelessly communicate exercise information to the iPod nano. Parker also has a long-term relationship with the Apple's leadership, having worked closely with both Steve Jobs and Tim Cook, with Cook having served on Nike's Board of Directors since 2005.
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57 months ago
It WOULD be interesting if Nike's next FuelBand had many of the features of an Apple Watch, including iPhone connectivity, but in band-style. So, those who are not in favor of a watch form factor could use this form factor.
57 months ago
Why does Apple need Nike if they have the Apple Watch and will add more functions to it in the coming years?
Cause the fuel band lasts a week, can be worn with another watch and does not need an iphone. Its actually a much better fitness accessory. If they can get GPS into the nike band, and a heart sensor, it would be awesome.
57 months ago
Where, pray, are the Nike+ FuelBand and Running app updates for iPhone 6 / iOS 8, Nike?
57 months ago
still waiting on HealthKit integration from Nike...didn't think it'd take this long.
bingo this was the post I was hoping to see when I clicked the story, my fuel band does not even sync with Health app what kind or partnership does apple and nike have for something like that
57 months ago
still waiting on HealthKit integration from Nike...didn't think it'd take this long.
57 months ago
Just saying, Health app integration and iPhone 6+ support would really encourage me to use the fuel band and running apps again. It's not asking for too much.
57 months ago
still waiting on HealthKit integration from Nike...didn't think it'd take this long.
I like how Health has NikeFuel but Nike's Running app isn't Healthkit aware so can't populate this data!
57 months ago
You aren't required to carry your phone with you. That run info is downloaded to the phone at a later time from the watch.
Sadly you are. The watch needs to track the GPS data while you run :)
57 months ago
Without proper GPS most runners will pass. I think I'm going to pick up a Garmin Forerunner myself.
57 months ago
It will be called the Apple Watch Shuffle! :rolleyes:
Isn't that the new dance that's all the craze in the clubs?
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