Why Google buying Fitbit is a rotten deal for everyone

[Windows Central]

Google has a poor history with acquisitons and hardware. Here's why Fitbit only sounds good on paper.
Google is officially acquiring Fitbit. The move makes sense for Google – at least in theory. According to Canalys, Apple shipped three million Apple Watches last quarter while Fitbit pushed nearly two million. Fossil – the biggest maker of Wear OS watches – shipped just three hundred thousand. You can understand why acquiring Fitbit could place Google much closer to Apple in one fell swoop.

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