In recent years, the wearables manufacturer Fitbit has achieved some notoriety and great success with comparatively simple fitness trackers. Now the company has been taken over by Google for 2.1 billion dollars. Google is thus entering the lucrative wearables market.
Fitbit attracted attention above all with comparatively cheap devices and became a well-known brand, especially among people with an affinity for fitness. The devices themselves were not only distinguished by their price, but also by their technical simplicity. In the highly competitive industry, Fitbit had a hard time with this offer, posting losses of USD 36 million in the last quarter. However, the total sales figures of 100 million devices speak for Fitbit. Quarterly sales of $313.6 million are also impressive, but below the company’s expectations.
Google has now been prepared to pay $2.1 billion for the company. The Internet company thus finds a comparatively easy entry into the wearables industry, in which it was...
