More like a "hostile acqui-hire" maybe? They attempted to acquire a specific tech of Masimo by hiring the key resources instead of acquiring the company (or par

More like a "hostile acqui-hire" maybe? They attempted to acquire a specific tech of Masimo by hiring the key resources instead of acquiring the company (or parts of it). I'd call it an "attempt" because in the end Apple needed the "acqui-hires" to build something that was left behind in Masimo and was already patented.