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Google sweetens Fitbit concessions

By Staff Writer, Printweek on Oct 19, 2020 11:52AM
Google sweetens Fitbit concessions

Heading for EU okay.

Google has tweaked its concessions aimed at allaying EU antitrust concerns about its US$2.1 billion purchase of Fitbit, people familiar with the matter said, putting it on course to secure EU approval for the deal. The world's most popular internet search engine last month offered to ...

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