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Google denies reports that it’s discontinuing Fitbit products (arstechnica.com)
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[–] TAG@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago

I would assume some of that is acqui-hiring. Google acquires a company and looks at which employees are the outstanding talent. The best employees are poached for projects Google cares about while the rest are left to keep the product going without the thought leaders who built it.