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I hope so too. Still I'm reminded of: Apple has copied the features of the best apps to compete with them [1] Apple is accused of ranking their identical app
by j45 6y ago
I hope so too. Still I'm reminded of:
Apple has copied the features of the best apps to compete with them [1]
Apple is accused of ranking their identical apps higher than the competition [2]
Apple appears to have no shortage of healthtech related patents [3][4][5]
Given the propensity to compete with existing apps and features, it might not be a stretch to prevent them too.
[1] https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/09/05/how-apple-uses-its-app-store-copy-best-ideas/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/09/05/how-app...
[2] https://www.theverge.com/2019/7/23/20707323/apple-app-store-apps-favor-own-competitors-search-results-deny https://www.theverge.com/2019/7/23/20707323/apple-app-store-...
[3] https://www.patentlyapple.com/patently-apple/2020/04/apple-won-56-patents-today-covering-the-apple-watchiphone-ecg-app-watch-fall-detection-magnetized-apple-pencil.html https://www.patentlyapple.com/patently-apple/2020/04/apple-w...
[4] https://www.patentlyapple.com/patently-apple/biometrics/ https://www.patentlyapple.com/patently-apple/biometrics/
[5] https://www.patentlyapple.com/patently-apple/2019/12/apple-won-35-patents-today-covering-health-inventions-that-include-apple-watch-and-smart-bedding.html https://www.patentlyapple.com/patently-apple/2019/12/apple-w...