Google's $2.1 billion Fitbit deal faces EU antitrust probe
Google's $2.1 billion bid for health tracker maker Fitbit will face a full-scale EU antitrust investigation subsequent week, individuals aware of the matter stated . Alphabet Inc unit Google this month provided to not use Fitbit's well being information to assist it goal adverts in an try to deal with EU antitrust issues . The opening of a full-scale investigation means that this isn't ample . The deal, introduced final November, would see Google compete with market chief Apple and Samsung within the fitness-tracking and smart-watch market, alongside others together with Huawei and Xiaomi . The European Commission, which can launch the probe following the top of its preliminary evaluate on August 4,...