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Apple Pausing Sales of Apple Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2 in U.S. Due to Patent Dispute
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That would only work if Masimo wants to license it.
Tim knew the moment the design was finalized. Apple knew about this the moment they chose to use the tech.
Apple always does this and pays the fine and settles.
Yea Masimo has Apple by the bawls.
I think this will have serious ramifications should Apple end up losing since these are some of Apple’s core products. Not only would Masimo pursue Apple in other territories, Apple’s credibility would take a hit - and competitors and regulators would have more motivation to hit Apple hard.
The serious ramifications will be a licensing fee to Masimo. Masimo has no incentive to stop Apple from selling the Apple Watch they can’t make any money that way
I am glad. Apple has acted like a monopoly in so many ways using its big company status to bully and steal IP. I think Apple should be split into multiple companies as the current Apple isn’t beneficial to anyone except Tim Cook and the wealthiest 1% who have benefited most from AAPL shares. Just like when Apple steals apps and integrates them into iOS and etc. The App Store is supposed to be there for developers but doesn’t stop Apple from stealing. That shouldn’t happen with a company this big.
Apple needs to pay however many billion dollars to settle this as it wrongly does it all the time. This isn’t a patent troll and nobody should claim that. Does patent law need to be overhauled, probably but so does it when massive companies like Apple essentially destroy competition and steal at will.
Apple needs to pay however many billion dollars to settle this as it wrongly does it all the time. This isn’t a patent troll and nobody should claim that. Does patent law need to be overhauled, probably but so does it when massive companies like Apple essentially destroy competition and steal at will.
Sigh. Here come the hyper-inflated eBay watch prices that will never sell.
Anyone ready to deal with "Ultra 2 DISCONTINUED SUPER RARE!" listings at a $3,500 buy it now yet?
Anyone ready to deal with "Ultra 2 DISCONTINUED SUPER RARE!" listings at a $3,500 buy it now yet?
Couldn't someone just buy a 7 or 8?
They haven't really changed anything.
They haven't really changed anything.
The US should pull patent trolls out of earth’s atmosphere.
Does anyone know how much Apple and Masimo have politically donated to the current administration?
Guys can’t stress this enough. Apple is a bully. This is a win for the little guys.
Painting sales are suspended at the moment so no joy that direction.
They are doing this to add damages, I am sure Cook will bring up sales loss for having to stop sales of such a popular item before Christmas.
This is what I don't understand, but maybe it is because I am a scientist and not an engineer. An SpO2 monitor simply bounces red light (and possibly some other wavelengths) off of tissue and measures the returning light. Since the more oxygen is bound to haemoglobin, the redder blood gets, it is a really simple measurement - even trivial. I have built many for research purposes in my lab. I suppose these patents could be about calibration, optimisation, miniaturisation, or signal processing (e.g., heart rate detection), but fundamentally it is just about bouncing red light off of blood and measuring the return signal. I hope this wasn't the Patent Office running amok handing out patents for ideas that are obvious.
Most of their patents have been invalidated.
“Little guys” aren’t part of the S&P400.
Apple should pull out of the US. The UK is a bargain because we're desperate.