Google takes on wearables giants with $2.1 billion Fitbit deal
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(Reuters) - Alphabet Inc-owned Google will buy fitness tracker pioneer Fitbit Inc for $2.1 billion (£1.6 billion), as the search giant looks to take on Apple and Samsung in the fast-growing market for wearable devices.Google said on Friday that it sees an opportunity to introduce "Made by Google" wearable devices into the market and invest more in wearable technology. It had announced a deal to buy Fossil Group Inc's intellectual property related to smartwatch technology earlier this year...