[Red Badger]

Ping!...................

[BigFreakinToad]

flu ravaging the child sweatshops in Asia?

[HighSierra5]

I have a sundial in my front yard near an apple tree. Does that count?

[ProtectOurFreedom]

President Joetato will make the decision?

WTF? A decision like this comes down to ONE MAN in the country? And a man who can’t decide if his Depends needs changing?

[NWFree]

I already mine too bad so sad

[NWFree]

It works great BTW - blood oxygen level test

[ProtectOurFreedom]

My wife received her Apple Watch 9 a month ago. Good thing she’s not beholden to Joetato’s “decision” making.

It’s got a pickleball feature on it which she loves.

[NWFree]

All 5 of my apple devices are genuine and compatible

[Celtic Conservative]

I wonder if Masimo’s former CMO or the others hired away signed a noncompete agreement?

CC

[Swordmaker]

Apple will be forced to discontinue US sales of AppleWatch on December 26th by the US Government Commerce Department due to a patent infringement claim from Masimo, a company that manufactures Blood Oximeter metering systems for medical applications because of AppleWatch’s new Blood Oximeter capabilities, despite the infrared blood O2 sensing tech being around since WWII and no longer being patentable. Maximo’s complaint was filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission, where merely the accusation, a very low bar, can stop importation into the US of the accused product until it is proved to not be infringing, or the President issues a waiver. That waiver deadline of 60 days ends on December 26th from the issuance of the pendancy of rhw commiaion’a ban on AppleWatch importation which was then stayed pending presidential veto. PING

APPLEWATCH BANNED BY US GOVERNMENT?
PING!

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[Billthedrill]

I’m sure a suitable donation to the DNC will work to expedite matters...

[Hodar]

Under what authority does the President get to usurp the Dept of Justice? We have 3 separate branches, Executive, Judiciary and Legislative. I fail to see how the Executive gets to override the Judicial

Biden or Trump is irreverent

[martin_fierro]

The company was given a 60-day "Presidential Review Period" to allow the White House to provide input on the matter.

How comforting.

[TheBattman]

For example, Apple could have used the chief medical officer's expertise to design its oxygen tracker.

Hire someone with knowledge - they design something you hired them to design... then get sued because you hired them away from another company that produces similar stuff... Hmmm... Did that chief medical officer sign a non-disclosure and non-compete agreement? Did he directly violate an existing patent, or is this another hyper-generic "idea" patent so frequently granted now?

I submit that it is entirely possible Apple is guilty of exactly what they are accused of. But I also am keenly aware of many overly-broad patents and patent pirates out there as well. And of course - the truth could be somewhere in-between... that Apple did attempt to negotiate in good faith- but this company didn't want to play.