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Apple lost a law suit regarding them stealing tech and poaching employees from a medical device maker, and an import ban was levied as part of the punishment. Christmas Eve is the last you'll be able to buy an Apple Watch 9 or an Ultra 2 at the brick and mortar Apple Stores for the foreseeable future, unless things change, which could happen.
I posted about this a few months ago. Apple met with Masimo ages ago to look at their tech, and after that, hired a bunch of engineers and an executive. Masimo filed two complaints about Apple's intellectual property theft with the International Trade Commission. In October, the ITC ruled in favor of Masimo, resulting in the import ban for the Apple Watches which violate Masimo's tech and patents. The ban can be vetoed by President Biden, but we're down to literally the final hours and he's had since October to do it, such a veto of the ban is looking a little unlikely.
Apple shouldn't have stolen the tech and poached the people, they should have sweetened the pot and struck a deal.
https://gizmodo.com/apple-watch-ban-patent-lawsuit-masimo-1851108141
I posted about this a few months ago. Apple met with Masimo ages ago to look at their tech, and after that, hired a bunch of engineers and an executive. Masimo filed two complaints about Apple's intellectual property theft with the International Trade Commission. In October, the ITC ruled in favor of Masimo, resulting in the import ban for the Apple Watches which violate Masimo's tech and patents. The ban can be vetoed by President Biden, but we're down to literally the final hours and he's had since October to do it, such a veto of the ban is looking a little unlikely.
Apple shouldn't have stolen the tech and poached the people, they should have sweetened the pot and struck a deal.
https://gizmodo.com/apple-watch-ban-patent-lawsuit-masimo-1851108141
