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It's marketed as being accurate. It's not for large segments of the population. This is clearly a serious problem (and with all pulse oximeters). How is that ab
by mjhay 4y ago
It's marketed as being accurate. It's not for large segments of the population. This is clearly a serious problem (and with all pulse oximeters). How is that absurd?
- nonethewiser 4y agoIf skin color is a factor then some group could always make this case. It's just the reality of different skin colors existing.
- the_mitsuhiko 4y agoThen is it too much to ask to disclose this?
- mjhay 4y agoOf course they didn't do it to specifically disadvantage black people, but they clearly did not do their due diligence to make sure it worked properly with black people. That's the issue. You're doing semantic quibbling over your own particular notion of what "racism" is.
- bfgoodrich 4y agoThe Apple Watch oximeter functionality -- basically a pretty silly gimmick -- is explicitly marketed as “not intended for medical use” and “only designed for general fitness and wellness purposes.” The problems that optical oximeters have with darker skin is well known, painfully obvious, and a basic reality of physics.
- ashwagary 4y agoI doubt it is "well known" to the billions of darker skinned potential Apple customers. Going further, the vast majority of retail consumers have no knowledge of technical limitations regardless of skin color.