Filing: as part of the Masimo patent fight, the US CBP decides that Apple can avoid a ban and sell the Watch Series 9 by removing its pulse oximetry features
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@flasheeto
@flasheeto
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This is a good insight. I find that the only apps I use on my watch anymore are made by Apple. Do you think this means the value prop of the device has gone down or that the things it does best are the things Apple builds?
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@markgurman
Mark Gurman
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The current state of the Apple Watch ban: - Apple can successfully avoid the ban by removing blood oxygen from its newly sold watches, per US Customs. - However, that is now a backup scenario in the event the U.S. Federal Appeals Court rejects Apple's motion for a one year stay …
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@markgurman
Mark Gurman
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Apple hasn't commented on blood oxygen being removed - but it seems like the removal will only apply to newly sold watches (not ones already in use) - and that's why they are now shipping modified units to retail stores.
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@dylanmcd8
@dylanmcd8
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I figured this was likely going to happen. Sad to see an important medical feature removed over a patent dispute. Really hope Apple can just work this out.
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@snazzylabs
@snazzylabs
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My Apple Watch Ultra 2 with blood oxygen is now for sale at the low, low price of $3,499.
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@markgurman
Mark Gurman
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Apple says the federal appeals court will hear its motion for a stay (it believes this would last a year) as early as tomorrow. It appears the dramatic step of removing blood-oxygen would only take place if this appeal fails. The feature remains until then.
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@rsgnl
Joe Rossignol
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Masimo spokesperson: “Apple's claim that its redesigned watch does not contain pulse oximetry is a positive step toward accountability. It is especially important that one of the world's largest and most powerful companies respects the intellectual property rights of smaller com…
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@parkerortolani
Parker Ortolani
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So new Ultras and Series 9 watches won't have blood oxygen but they don't have to remove it from ones that were previously sold? Am I reading that right?
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@gregorymcfadden
@gregorymcfadden
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Wow this story just keeps getting crazier... Honestly blood oxygen isn't a huge feature, but so weird to have it basically taken away from the product.
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@carnage4life
Dare Obasanjo
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US Customs have approved Apple's workaround to get around the import ban on the latest Apple Watches by disabling the pulse oximeter features which violate Masimo's patents. It is wild to me that Apple has gone this route instead of licensing the patent. https://9to5mac.com/...
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@ipfray
@ipfray
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Apple free to import Apple Watch into U.S. market after removal of pulse oximetry feature: court filing Apple may now also seek approval of a version of the Apple Watch that does provide the feature, yet keeps clear of infringement of Masimo's #patents. https://ipfray.com/... [im…
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@ipfray
@ipfray
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BREAKING: #Apple is free to import the #AppleWatch into the U.S. market again. #Masimo just informed Federal Circuit that U.S. customs has cleared the workaround! @ipfray predicted that outcome. There was much ado about nothing. Article on https://ipfray.com/ coming shortly.
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@florian4gamers
Florian Mueller
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Note that Apple has removed all pulse oximetry functionality. On that basis, U.S. customs said the Apple Watch no longer falls within the scope of the ITC import ban. So it's not a workaround of the kind where end users still get the same functionality. It's a feature removal.