![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
The Apple Watch saga continues
Dec. 21st, 2023 12:15 pmApparently the ban on sales only applies to sales directly from Apple, the watches will still be available from retailers like Target and Best Buy.
Apple has lost an appeal with the ITC to be able to continue sales while their appeal of the decision is in process. This could be overridden by President Biden who has 60 days to override the trade ban, that window closes next week.
Meanwhile, Apple is modifying the algorithm that calculates blood oxygen concentration and hopes to submit the modified algorithm to the ITC and get the ban cancelled. BUT the algorithm is only one of two points in contention: Misen alleged that Apple stole both software AND hardware tech, and the change will not satisfy both issues, I think this is going to be a non-starter.
https://www.engadget.com/apple-is-reportedly-scrambling-to-update-apple-watch-software-to-avoid-a-potential-ban-202710009.html
This article is about the pause motion. It says that the outside-Apple retail channels will only be selling until their supplies dry up, which makes sense since this is an import ban: can't move the watches from China if they can't legally cross the border. The Watch SE sales will continue since it doesn't contain a blood oxygen sensor. I suppose at this point Apple doesn't have any older models left in stock except maybe on the online Apple Store as refurbs. I don't know if those would be prohibited. Apparently Biden's veto window ends on the 25th.
https://www.engadget.com/itc-denies-motion-to-pause-us-apple-watch-ban-until-appeal-is-over-041608763.html
Apple has lost an appeal with the ITC to be able to continue sales while their appeal of the decision is in process. This could be overridden by President Biden who has 60 days to override the trade ban, that window closes next week.
Meanwhile, Apple is modifying the algorithm that calculates blood oxygen concentration and hopes to submit the modified algorithm to the ITC and get the ban cancelled. BUT the algorithm is only one of two points in contention: Misen alleged that Apple stole both software AND hardware tech, and the change will not satisfy both issues, I think this is going to be a non-starter.
https://www.engadget.com/apple-is-reportedly-scrambling-to-update-apple-watch-software-to-avoid-a-potential-ban-202710009.html
This article is about the pause motion. It says that the outside-Apple retail channels will only be selling until their supplies dry up, which makes sense since this is an import ban: can't move the watches from China if they can't legally cross the border. The Watch SE sales will continue since it doesn't contain a blood oxygen sensor. I suppose at this point Apple doesn't have any older models left in stock except maybe on the online Apple Store as refurbs. I don't know if those would be prohibited. Apparently Biden's veto window ends on the 25th.
https://www.engadget.com/itc-denies-motion-to-pause-us-apple-watch-ban-until-appeal-is-over-041608763.html
