Apple to Remove Blood-Oxygen Sensor From Watch to Avoid U.S. Ban::Tech giant’s withdrawal of technology may end cloud hanging over $18 billion smartwatch business
What about all the customers who bought it for that feature?
I can’t say I like Apple, but damn the whole patent thing sucks!
Well, Apple stole a patent after they were presented with it when they lied about wanting to do a "collaboration ". Then literally GUTTED their engineering team with crazy sign on bonuses while using what they saw from that meeting and bypass their “collaboration”.
I agree that patents suck IF there was no end date. But I’m totally ok with Apple getting in trouble for blatantly doing something like this.
Fuck Apple. They deserve this and more for being fucking too big to get in trouble.
Seriously, just pay the licensing fee to the patent holder. For as much as their customers have paid them over the years, they can afford it.
Apple’s MO is, and has been for a while, seeing something a startup is doing, saying “That’s a stupid idea”, then two years later unveiling an identical product and calling it innovation.
You’re getting downvoted a lot, but honestly you’re right. The fact that corporations are arguing over who gets to use technology that could help people with, or could have, medical conditions is really depressing. I get that an Apple Match isn’t going to be that accurate, but it could still be a sign that something is off.
Technology could help people, but I guess this is why we can’t have nice things.
