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Tracing the Steps of Fitbit | 6

Business Wars

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The Survival of Pebble's Open Source Code and the Turduckin of Fitbit's Acquisition

This chapter explores how the open source code of Pebble smartwatches kept the company alive after bankruptcy. It also discusses the acquisition of Pebble's tech by Fitbit, which was then acquired by Google, raising concerns about data privacy and monopolization.

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