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This is a good moment to ask exactly what this patent system is achieving here. Removing potentially life-saving features from Apple's watches isn't a very help
by roenxi 3y ago
This is a good moment to ask exactly what this patent system is achieving here. Removing potentially life-saving features from Apple's watches isn't a very helpful step; pulse oximetry is a 1935 or 1970s technology depending on where we start counting [0] and it seems a stretch to say that Apple wouldn't have figured this out themselves.
So in this case, the taxpayer is paying good money to enforce a measure that hurts them. Why should they be forced to do that? What is the upside in this case? It is purposefully slowing down life-saving technological innovation. I don't see why it is believed that this is helping progress.
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulse_oximetry#History https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulse_oximetry#History
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- lijok 3y agoWhy are you blaming the patent system when it was Apple who stole the tech and refused to pay up?
- roenxi 3y agoI don't think we should consider the tech stolen. The concept of "stealing" a tech in this context is silly; we should want more people to do what Apple did. This court decision comes with a body count. It is a bad outcome. Nobody should support it.
- skygazer 3y agoPatents were reportedly filed after Apple Watch already had the feature, specifically to target Apple, and that ITC acknowledged Apple’s invention was entirely independent of Massimo and this is considered patent abuse by notable Apple critic: https://ipfray.com/u-s-trade-agency-itc-incredibly-portrays-apple-as-unrepentant-infringer-despite-masimo-clearly-abusing-patents/ https://ipfray.com/u-s-trade-agency-itc-incredibly-portrays-... There’s an allegation the real reason for the patents/suite is retaliation; that Apple pissed off billionaire owner by not partnering with him and instead hiring away top employees.
- ffgjgf1 3y agoIf you look up the patents it’s hardly worth calling it “tech”. Patenting the positioning of the sensors without any other meaningful innovation shouldn’t be a thing. That company is not that much better than a patent troll and AFAIK they didn’t even agree to license their “technology” (they wanted to have control over the development of the Apple Watch instead).