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Apple won't license Masimo's patents despite Apple Watch import ban | AppleInsider (appleinsider.com)
submitted 9 months ago by veeesix@lemmy.ca to c/apple_enthusiast@lemmy.world
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Apple CEO Tim Cook told CNBC in a statement shared on live television that Apple has no intention to license Masimo's patents. While it seemed likely that was the case, the company hadn't said as much publicly until now.

"We're focused on appeal," Cook's statement said. "There's lots of reasons to buy the watch even without the blood oxygen sensor."

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[–] NrdyN8@lemmy.world 15 points 9 months ago (4 children)

“”There’s lots of reasons to buy the watch even without the blood oxygen sensor””.

I’m sorry but that was the entire reason I was going to trade-in my series 4 for a newer one. So I guess my series 4 that barely last 20hrs will continue to live on my nightstand. I would wear a normal watch if my health wasn’t garbage or if I could ever feel my phone vibrate when it is in my pocket.

[–] Muero@lemmy.ml 5 points 9 months ago

I’ve found the blood oxygen feature on the Apple Watch to be worthless. The error bars on its measurements must be massive, so I would get numerous measurements every day down in the 80s. Better, finger-tip-based hardware measurements taken at the same time were never below 96%. And I’m careful about wearing the Watch just the way Apple recommends. I ended up just turning the feature off entirely, because I don’t want junk data in my Health history. I actually agree with Masimo’s CEO, who said, “I really feel wholeheartedly that consumers are better off without it."

[–] hddsx@lemmy.ca 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Can’t you take a trip to Canada or Europe and buy one?

[–] NrdyN8@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

That is a valid option. However, I do not feel it is worth the investment to just purchase a watch.

To be honest when I made my initial comment I was having a bad day and reading Cook’s statement irrationally irritated me.

[–] brick@lemm.ee 2 points 9 months ago

You and Tim Apple can both be right on this one.

[–] Eggyhead@kbin.social 0 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I’m sure Masimo will offer a watch with a blood oxygen measurement tool built in. You can just buy that one.

[–] this_1_is_mine@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

It will start at $1000.