2024-01-02
If Apple had an “iMessage” program separate and apart from their SMS client then I agree with what you are saying. Note that Apple *doesn't* do that with Facetime for audio calls—if I call another party using the Phone App I use the carrier's system. If I want, I can use Facetime to call the other party. …
Financial Times
A look at the future of Apple's $85B/year services business, as the company faces key US court cases in 2024 and prepares to allow iOS app sideloading in the EU
Landmark EU regulation and crucial US court cases due in 2024 will test the tech company — Apple faces a legal reckoning in 2024 …
2023-12-27
They can, which makes the fact that they haven't pursued that option even more interesting at this point. My guess would be that they would expect exposure for other similar situations where they might have acted similarly if they were to pay up on this one.
Reuters
Biden's administration declines to veto the ITC's Apple Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2 import ban over Masimo's patents; Apple asks an appeals court to halt the ban
Which is why I believe they want the Court of Appeals to rule in their favor. Even if they just get an invalidation of the patent, that might discourage those who want to file similar claims. But, absent the patent being invalidated, this seems like a horrendously bad facts case for Apple.
Bloomberg
How Apple hiring Stanford PhD Marcelo Lamego, who was CTO of Masimo sister Cercacor, in 2013 to add Watch health features sparked a fight that led to the US ban
Apple's hiring of a key engineer 10 years ago helped spark a fight that led its watch to be banned from the US.
They can, which makes the fact that they haven't pursued that option even more interesting at this point. My guess would be that they would expect exposure for other similar situations where they might have acted similarly if they were to pay up on this one.
Bloomberg
How Apple hiring Stanford PhD Marcelo Lamego, who was CTO of Masimo sister Cercacor, in 2013 to add Watch health features sparked a fight that led to the US ban
Apple's hiring of a key engineer 10 years ago helped spark a fight that led its watch to be banned from the US.
Which is why I believe they want the Court of Appeals to rule in their favor. Even if they just get an invalidation of the patent, that might discourage those who want to file similar claims. But, absent the patent being invalidated, this seems like a horrendously bad facts case for Apple.
Reuters
Biden's administration declines to veto the ITC's Apple Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2 import ban over Masimo's patents; Apple asks an appeals court to halt the ban
2023-12-16
One big issue I see coming up next is if Meta, as I expect they will, begin putting Mastodon posts into the “For You” feed of those who aren't following the Mastodon user. That's a no win for Meta in many ways—do it and there will be those upset with their data being used (and there will be trolls that find them that way). …
The Verge
Adam Mosseri details Threads' fediverse plans, including following non-Threads accounts, showing replies from other platforms, and follower portability
The head of Instagram says a full integration with the fediverse could take ‘the better part of a year.’
Note that due to the small number of users on all the Mastodon servers vs. those on Threads, the impact on Threads will likely be limited. That's especially true if following those on Mastodon will face the hurdles that already exist on Mastodon to follow someone you don't already follow who is not on your instance. …
The Verge
Adam Mosseri details Threads' fediverse plans, including following non-Threads accounts, showing replies from other platforms, and follower portability
The head of Instagram says a full integration with the fediverse could take ‘the better part of a year.’
I think that Eugen Rochko has always seen as the goal true interoperability between services (just as we no longer have email silos), but until now that really wasn't something that been close to realization. The Mastodon people used up to now had a very small number of users who, over time, tended to prefer that limited group. …
The Verge
Adam Mosseri details Threads' fediverse plans, including following non-Threads accounts, showing replies from other platforms, and follower portability
The head of Instagram says a full integration with the fediverse could take ‘the better part of a year.’