Dec 1st 2016
Tech Break 3394
Will FitBit Buy Pebble?
So much promise, not a lot of payoff
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Megan Morrone and Jason Howell discuss the rumors that FitBit will buy smartwatch maker Pebble. Pebble, so much promise, not a lot of payoff. Sources at The Information say that the troubled smart watch maker might soon be acquired by FitBit for somewhere between 34 and 40 million dollars. A good price, but not as good as previous offers, including $740 million from watch maker Citizen in 2015, and $70 million from Intel earlier in 2016.
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