Bloomberg reports that Fitbit is on track to buy software assets from Pebble. According to Bloomberg's sources, the deal will be about Pebble's intellectual property in the form of OS, watch apps, and cloud services. Additionally, Fitbit would also hire Pebble's software engineers and testers. As much as 40% of Pebble's engineers have received job offers from Fitbit already. Those who don't will get severance packages. The price Fitbit would pay for the assets would be no less than $40 million. Pebble's debt and obligations exceed that and the company will likely cover them with selling...
Source: http://www.gsmarena.com/fitbit_to_acquire_pebble_for_40_million_in_the_coming_days_or_weeks-news-22039.php
