A few days ago the almost confirmed news of the purchase of Pebble by Fitbit jumped, for a figure close to 40 million dollars. Fitbit's main interest is focused not only on wearables management software but also on the large number of patents that the company has in its name. New rumors claim that as expected, Fitbit will cancel production of the new Pebble Time 2 and Core, two of the latest products Pebble sought funding for on Kickstarter, although the first units had already begun to reach some users.
All orders that have not been processed so far will be canceled and the money will be returned to customers. The Pebble Time 2 offered us a device with a slightly larger screen than the original Pebble Time, which represented an important leap for the company, while the Core was a device managed by Android that integrated a GPS for athletes without being a smartwatch.
Bloomberg, ensures that so far, Fitibt has made job offers for 40% of the current workforce, especially the engineers. Employees who do not receive an offer will receive their corresponding compensation while those who want to continue working will have to relocate to San Francisco.
For now, and although at first it was stated that Fitbit would abandon the Pebble brandIt seems that now it is not so clear and it is likely that Fitibt will launch new models under this brand, a brand that has earned a very good reputation among users, something very difficult to achieve today in such a short time.
This latest funding campaign on Kickstarter achieved raise just over $ 12 million, a record that to this day has not yet been surpassed nor does it look like it will be soon.