Google to acquire Fitbit for $2.1 billion

After days of speculation, Google confirmed on Friday it had agreed to acquire the wearable fitness-tech company Fitbit for approximately $2.1 billion.

"More than 12 years ago, we set an audacious company vision -- to make everyone in the world healthier. Today, I'm incredibly proud of what we've achieved towards reaching that goal. We have built a trusted brand that supports more than 28 million active users around the globe who rely on our products to live a healthier, more active life," James Park, co-founder and CEO of Fitbit, said in a statement.

Rick Osterloh, Google's senior vice president of devices and services, said the company is"looking forward to working with the incredible talent at Fitbit, and bringing together the best hardware, software and AI, to build wearables to help even more people around the world."

Big lie.

Right!

Pretty sceptical here

The users data will be protected but what about the victims data? Not protected!!!!

Doesn't matter they already track everywhere you go. Now they'll just know if you're healthy enough to do it 😂😂😂

Suuuuuuuuuuure it won’t.

I believe google about as much as Facebook

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LOL As if there were any other reason for the acquisition.

All These Big Tech Giants they gain the People's trust we don't mind buying your product just please stop taking advantage of us please and lying about it to our face then get upset when someone else do it back

🎶 'He sees you when you're sleeping, He knows when you're awake, He knows if you've been bad or good, So be good for goodness sake' 🎶 🎅

Lol

Smashing mine! They’re full of 💩

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Only incredibly stupid people belive that! Google

Hmmm! Do we believe that or not?

We don’t believe Google, ABC, Twitter, Facebook, CBS, NBC

secure this 🖕

Google GoogleFitbit Ahaha. Hahahahahahaha

Uh-huh

I find that hard to believe.

😂😂😂😂😂 Thanks Google i needed that laugh

Who believes this?

I smell bullshit.

Oh brother, I wouldn't buy that piece of shit with Google attached to it.

Says the Google executive.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA OK GOOGLE

Right.

😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣

Lie

I'm not sure ABC News is the source Google wants reporting this, since ABC News has no credibility left after that firing range video.

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Hahahahaha

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