{"id":186707,"date":"2019-11-02T09:51:49","date_gmt":"2019-11-02T06:51:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ww-vb.mine.nu\/w108\/facebook-wanted-to-buy-fitbit-too-but-google-offered-more-cash\/"},"modified":"2019-11-02T09:52:11","modified_gmt":"2019-11-02T06:52:11","slug":"facebook-wanted-to-buy-fitbit-too-but-google-offered-more-cash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hameed.nwar.uk\/sa\/facebook-wanted-to-buy-fitbit-too-but-google-offered-more-cash\/","title":{"rendered":"Fb wished to purchase Fitbit too, however Google provided extra cash"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Google shopping for Fitbit was the large information of the day, however in an alternate universe, it might need been one other tech behemoth making. In keeping with a report by The Info,\u00a0<\/em>Fb courted Fitbit too, however Google was prepared to pay double. For reference, Google ended up closing the deal for about $2.1 billion.<\/p>\n

Fb doesn\u2019t have an enormous {hardware} presence, with its best-known bodily merchandise being its Oculus VR headsets and its Portal good shows. The truth that it tried to purchase Fitbit suggests the corporate is seeking to develop its {hardware} choices. However then once more, the very fact it wasn\u2019t prepared to go greater additionally suggests it both isn\u2019t in\u00a0that<\/em>\u00a0a lot of a rush to enter the smartwatch and health wearable market.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s additionally value noting Fb is going through growing strain from legislators that want to see the corporate damaged up. Google has confronted related strain, however at the least that firm has a longtime main presence in wearables. Fb shopping for up Fitbit, which has just about nothing to do with the social community\u2019s present choices, isn\u2019t prone to endear it to lawmakers any additional.<\/p>\n

For now, there\u2019s no phrase on whether or not we\u2019ll see a Zuck-approved health tracker anytime quickly.<\/p>\n

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\n Fb Held Talks to Purchase Fitbit Earlier than Google Struck Deal<\/span>
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