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>The o2 sensor on the apple watch is a net win for the wider society. Doctors' work is also a net benefit to society, yet we still pay them handsomely because
by FirmwareBurner 3y ago
>The o2 sensor on the apple watch is a net win for the wider society.
Doctors' work is also a net benefit to society, yet we still pay them handsomely because nobody works for free, nor do companies develop IP for free.
If Apple cared about the net benefit to society or at least its customers who buy their products, they should have just paid to license the apropriate IP. It's not like they're short on cash.
- bigfudge 3y agoI don’t know the details, but one of the few benefits of having companies as rich as Apple is that they can conceivably push back on stupidly broad patents. That they have lost this case doesn’t mean the parent is in any way sensible. Most parents are obvious and the patent examiners seem to have very little expertise or time to do their job properly. This creates a mess, and the courts sometimes enforce patents even when they seem stupid to everyone in the business. I’m not saying that happened here - but it might have. Most patents are dumb.