Smart Watch Wars: Fitbit Acquires Pebble

Smart Watch Wars: Fitbit Acquires Pebble

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Pebble, once a Kickstarter favorite is no longer. Competitor Fitbit bought the company. In essence, this is not strange. Fitbit has been anxious to make an impact on the smartwatch market themselves but cannot put up a significant fight yet against Apple and Samsung. By acquiring Pebble, they can assimilate its technology, experience, and people while at the same time eliminate a smaller competitor. [caption id="attachment_2315" align="aligncenter" width="1080"] Fitbit Blaze[/caption] Fitbit seems to make haste with taking advantage of its latest acquisition because it has immediately stopped the production and support of all Pebble products. That means that the Pebble Time 2, Pebble Core, and Pebble Time Round Kickstarter Editions will never be produced and the people that bought one will get a refund. Also, all repairs, software update, and…
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