Apparently the writer never looked at the manual for his Forerunner 955, or he would know that MIP watches have a backlight to make them readable indoors/low light. It can even be set to a gesture to automatically turn on when lifted. This seems odd in the context of the article he wrote only this past January and linked to in this one, which he rates 5 stars and praises the watch throughout the article. In it, he never once mentioned the display type, screen visibility, readability, etc. Less than 10 months later and suddenly MIP displays are trash?
Let's give him another 10 months on an AMOLED watch and see how he feels after massive burn in due to the largely static always on displays.
Raise to wake makes MIPs visible, but not
readable unless you're by a light source. Yes, you can boost the backlight, but it defeats the purpose of MIPs by using extra battery and gives your "black" background an unsightly colored tint, at least when I tried boosting it on my Instinct 2X Solar.
And yes, I loved the 955 for its software, and didn't mention the display type in the review because AMOLED running watches weren't a thing at that point and I'd learned to tolerate MIP rather than use inferior AMOLED watches. Now that the 965 is out, I realized these companies can offer the same software with a better display, so I reevaluated my stance on the 955 rather than remain static. You're implying I'm not allowed to change my viewpoint because it's "sudden", which I'm not sure I understand.
I don't use always-on displays, so it shouldn't be a problem for me!