Facebook reportedly was in talks to buy Fitbit before Google was
According to The Informations report, Facebook was offering Fitbit roughly half of what Google ended up paying, which seems to have swayed the decision in Googles favor.
Between its Oculus virtual reality headsets, Portal smart speakers, and planned AR glasses, the company has a fairly large hardware portfolio thats widely centered around wearable technology. And its easy to imagine a world where Fitbit smartwatches and fitness trackers would work as an accessory to a future AR or VR headset.
Facebook would go on to shut down Moves four years later due to both a lack of users and a lack of ongoing development.
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