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Google forks out $2.1bn for Fitbit – and promises not to exploit all that delicious health data to sling ads (honest)

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Google promises...

Now where have we heard that before only to find out that it that we were dreaming and... {you fill in the blanks}

Just got back from the Gym and several people there have already decided to ditch their FitBits. They were all talking about getting an Apple Watch which is not what Google wants.

Like me they don't want Google to get their hands on their health data although it might be too late for many.

I just have to wonder how long it will be before Google decide to 'discontinue the service'? Like many other things that Google have tried this is very niche and may well flop once they get their hands on it. Most big companies love to mess with things that worked very well before. Look what MS did to Skype...

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