I would think so. For whatever reason they are digging their heels in on this one.
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I would think so. For whatever reason they are digging their heels in on this one.
You only need to show use of the patent to get the ITC to issue an import ban. Otherwise, use is not required to enforce a patent in court.
Dumb thing to toot that horn about. If they disable it via software, which is highly likely. You lost!
I didn't buy it for Sp02. In all honestly - I used it just once to test it and then I can't really see myself needing again. I bought one of the fingertip sensors when I had Covid and I'll put money on the fact it's more accurate than Apple Watch Sp02.
Whether or not the complaints against Masimo's management by activist investors have merit, they have absolutely nothing to do with Masimo's patent suit against Apple.
Nice that you can make fun of how others spend their money. As far as the lawsuit, who cares. I'll love my watch with our without the sensor. Patent disputes in technology are not always cut and dry, and that's what the courts are for. Anyone's opinions on what is going to happen going forward or who is right or wrong is simply that, an opinion. Let the courts play it out and the chips fall where they may.
No, Apple will not disable this feature on existing watches, there is no legal requirement to do so
And I think they will remove the app from being a native app and make it something you have to install to get around the ban.
Again, the ban is affecting NEW sales, not for existing watches that have been sold.
Plus, it only applies to Apple online and retail and not other resellers until they run out of inventory.
To “get around” the ban Apple will disable SpO2 for new watches it sells.
Right but if new watches don't have the app it meets the requirements to bring the hardware into the US. There is nothing stopping Apple turn it on after sale is made.
No one outside of tech sites even know this is going on.
I am not sure about that. Selling a device without a certain feature and then later turn that feature on sounds fishy, but, Apple can certainly enable that feature once the patent issue is resolved.
'Masimo said it previously released a study showing that the Apple Watch's blood oxygen sensing feature "missed over 90% of potentially life-threatening events," while touting the effectiveness of its own Masimo W1 health watch.'
So, if the premise is that the Apple Watch uses Masimo's patent(s), then what does it say about the Masimo W1 health watch?
So, if the premise is that the Apple Watch uses Masimo's patent(s), then what does it say about the Masimo W1 health watch?
Why do you CARE? Apple can afford that and then some... And not blink an eye... Pay the developers their due! WHY do you side with billionaires and share holders in a situation like this?
Doesn’t this report that Masimo touts prove that Apple did NOT copy Masimo’s IP? I mean if Apple copied it, wouldn’t the results be the same between the Apple Watch and the Masimo W1?
No. Apple copied Masimo's hardware. Doesn't mean the algorithms are the same.
Everybody licenses ARM technologies, but it doesn't mean everyone's implementation performs the same.
People will just go Canada to buy, similar to how so many buy in Canada to get the SIM slot.