Google to acquire Fitbit for a whooping $2.1 billion
Google just announced that it's buying the smart wearable devices company Fitbit for $2.1 billion. Rick Osterloh, the Senior Vice president of Devices and Services at google see this as an opportunity for google to improve and invest further in the project "Wear OS", a smart OS for smart watches. Google now got everything it needs to make a large impact in Smart Watch industry.
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