Google Buys Fitbit for $2.1B

Post by scarface74 » Sat, Nov 02, 2019, 2:09 AM UTC

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> small town high school football star That's odd thing to call the biggest software company* in the world. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_the_largest_software_c... * Alphabet

That wiki doesn't justify your statement. It's leveraging a list from 2017, but using Alphabet's market cap from 2019? And regardless, the actual market caps on that page would say Microsoft is the biggest software company in the world. I have no idea what Forbes is using for its ranking but it is obviously not by valuation. EDIT: And it should arguably be Apple, but for some reason neither Apple nor Amazon are softw…

Post by heymijo » Sat, Nov 02, 2019, 2:28 AM UTC

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I'm on the outside but always had the impression Eric Schmidt was calling most of the "do evil" important things.

I don't really have any special evidence to the contrary, but I suspect Schmidt gets a bad rap simply because of his appearance and demeanor of looking a bit stodgy like a bureaucrat from the federal Gov or something. He also has a very serious face. I think he was basically a competent CEO who steered the company away from risky businesses.

Post by chillacy » Sat, Nov 02, 2019, 2:58 AM UTC

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Not exactly a clone, you had to pay to get answers on Google Answers.

> "Asker-accepted answers cost $2 to $200. Google retained 25% of the researcher's reward and a 50 cent fee per question. In addition to the researcher's fees, a client who was satisfied with the answer could also leave a tip of up to $100." [0] I'm quickly understanding why I've never heard of Google Answers. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Answers

Post by robotresearcher » Sat, Nov 02, 2019, 3:11 AM UTC

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Nah, what they want is me, ie. my data. I'm throwing away that fitbit (Google Personal information gathering device) and deleting my account. I'm informed enough to make that decision. Unfortunately thousands of users that just got sold out are not. Fuck Google.

I just deleted my Fitbit account and will for sure be confirming whether it's deleted in 7 days.

Post by [deleted] » Sat, Nov 02, 2019, 3:22 AM UTC

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I've had an irrational grudge against Fitbit ever since they bought and buried Pebble. There's a cold, spiteful sliver of myself that takes pleasure from this. Now for Google to be swallowed by the firmament...