Pikachu Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/11/01/google-will-acquire-fitbit-billion-deal-direct-challenge-apple/ Quote FitBit on Friday announced it would be acquired by Google in a deal that values the smartwatch maker at roughly $2.1 billion. The deal puts Alphabet in a race against Apple when it comes to tracking fitness and health data. FitBit’s stock had surged as much as 30 percent earlier this week on reports that Alphabet had put in an offer. Google will pay $7.35 a share for the fitness tracker, helping it advance its ambitions for wearable technology. The company does not make its own smartwatch. FitBit’s stock surged more than 16 percent after the announcement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSoxFan9 Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 RIP Fitbit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 Ekg and bp monitors in the next Versa please. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mclumber1 Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 All I want is a feature rich smart watch that lasts at least a week on a charge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 1 minute ago, mclumber1 said: All I want is a feature rich smart watch that lasts at least a week on a charge. Lol good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 Better for the company to be picked up by Google than an equity company. Fitbit is a solid product that just lacks the little extra. Hopefully Google can provide it to them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSpreader Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 Boo, now you have my emails and health data Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSoxFan9 Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 Google is finding new ways to be creepy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwinIon Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 I liked my original Moto 360, but it's been almost shocking to me how poorly Google has improved Wear OS and how little progress has been made on the hardware front, especially compared to Apple. I don't really see how Fitbit solves either of those problems. They need better processors, and they need better software. Maybe this at least means that Google is going to be serious about wearables. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finaljedi Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 I remember reading an article about how WearOS is held back due to Qualcomm being the only company making chips for it, and they're not great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 On 11/1/2019 at 7:44 AM, ManUtdRedDevils said: Better for the company to be picked up by Google than an equity company. Why? Google is notorious for pulling the plug on projects, including hardware. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commodore D Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 On 11/1/2019 at 10:38 AM, mclumber1 said: All I want is a feature rich smart watch that lasts at least a week on a charge. Did you buy a Microsoft Band 2? It was all of that, most stuff is just now catching up. I would have like to see a third version. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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