It might be because it is one of the few trackers that can track laps in pools less than 14 meters. Most of the others watches don't allow that, which might be due to a difference in sensors and the way the tracking is done.
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Also which other country does have an interest in cutting internet cables between Europe and the US?
[1] https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/intention-stop-min...
Another famous recent event is that they bought one of Joan of Arc ring, but it was mainly a nationalist move more than something important to preserve (Joan of Arc is from the east / north part of France) (for more infos: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anneaux_de_Jeanne_d%27Arc).
Overall, the parc is an entertainment place as much as a political tool, but not a lot of people are aware of it, and most of them are eating their propagande like the true story of France (due to lack of education on history mainly).
The two has different histories, and should not be compared I think., except on the football side.
Add to that a bit of science nationalism from the De Gaulle era, and we ended up with that app.