Re:Apple to Remove Blood Oxygen Sensor from Watch to Avoid U...
by gnicholas on Monday January 15, 2024 @02:51PM
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> The U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency, which is responsible for enforcing import bans, on Friday approved technical changes to the watches, including the removal of the blood-oxygen sensor, according to a Masimo filing on Monday.
Seems unlikely that Masimo would lie about this, given how easily verifiable it will soon become.
Though of course this could just be more jockeying on Apple's part — they could be doing this to show that they are willing to cut the feature, in order to extract a more favorable licensing agreement with Masimo.
My real question is: will Apple reduce the price of these smurfed watches, and if so, by how much? My guess is little if at all, both for complexity reasons, and because it would bolster their argument that this feature is not worth much to consumers (which is relevant during the damages phase of a trial, or in licensing talks).
Seems unlikely that Masimo would lie about this, given how easily verifiable it will soon become.
Though of course this could just be more jockeying on Apple's part — they could be doing this to show that they are willing to cut the feature, in order to extract a more favorable licensing agreement with Masimo.
My real question is: will Apple reduce the price of these smurfed watches, and if so, by how much? My guess is little if at all, both for complexity reasons, and because it would bolster their argument that this feature is not worth much to consumers (which is relevant during the damages phase of a trial, or in licensing talks).