Get Apple Watch Ultra 2 for $699 ($100 off) and Apple Watch Series 9 for $329 ($70 off) Before Sales Ban Begins

[zach-coleman]

By the federal government?

According to the article I read on The Verge, Apple is doing this move prior to the ban actually going into effect. I would think "get it now before it goes away!" would inspire a last minute rush of people who might be thinking they're going to lose their chance to get one for a while.

 

[mannyvel]

xmas sale!

 

[WarmWinterHat]

So dumb. Should not be made to stop selling them. Everyone is always after the successful companies. If Masimo was a successful company, they would be a household name and would be selling out of their products. Hmm..

You posted this exact same comment in the other thread, so I will post the same response.

In healthcare, they are a well-known company and a common name. They don't sell their Sp02 equipment to the public, it's for hospital use. Have you heard of Styker, Omnicell, Pyxis, Accudose, Steris, Fillmaster, Swisslog, GoHCL, Parata, IHiS, Alaris, B Braus, Fresenius? No, probably not..but all are extremely successful and all my coworkers know exactly what each one of those companies deal with. None are household names, and none sell to the public.

At this point, you're just trolling.

 

[wilhoitm]

Probably not if Apple does what it should’ve done much earlier and that is pay for technology another company developed. They paid other companies in the past so what was different here, Tim wasn’t in a good mood?

You probably also think that Al Gore invented the Internet! 🤣

 

[GaryGnu]

You probably also think that Al Gore invented the Internet! 🤣

Then why are they called "algorithms" then?

 

[Kar98]

You've never heard of Denon, Polk Audio, Bowers & Wilkins, Marantz, etc.?

They bought the company owning these brands last year. Your argument is frankly a little facile.

There have been so many patent trolls claiming a big company with deep pockets infringed on their super vague patent that was never implemented in any product I can’t take their claim seriously.

 

[coffeemilktea]

"Act NOW and buy our products before they're legally banned" has to be the greatest holiday sales pitch of all time 😂

 

[roland.g]

The discount on the Apple Watch Series 9 is enticing as I continue considering replacing my Apple Watch Series 4 (which replacing the battery certainly was helpful but it is starting to feel old). The discount on the Ultra 2 is not as appealing just because I don't have any real desire for that watch. However, it is difficult to consider either of those with speculation that next year Apple will unveil the Series 10, ten years after the release of the original Apple Watch, and that would be finally worth the upgrade. Hopefully once we get past the holiday sales period, we'll start to see some information on the Series 10 and maybe Apple can resolve the patent dispute in time to avoid the feature implications that would go along with being able to release the best possible product.

 

[Hicksmat1976]

wow so much cheaper than the UK! fed up of the price hike in the UK!

 

[Tom_Aatje]

i'm buying one and not opening, it will be a collector's item..

You know it's only in the US, right? Still available everywhere else.

 

[Carnegie]

I would expect that third-party retailers have stocked up on the infringing models a little more than they otherwise might have. So they may have units to sale for a while after the ban goes into effect, if it does go into effect.

Third parties aren't bound by the cease and desist order issued by the USITC. So, e.g., Best Buy should mostly be free to continue selling units it already bought from Apple. Apple won't be able to sell Best Buy more units or sell units to consumers itself though.

 

[GDF]

You posted this exact same comment in the other thread, so I will post the same response.

In healthcare, they are a well-known company and a common name. They don't sell their Sp02 equipment to the public, it's for hospital use. Have you heard of Styker, Omnicell, Pyxis, Accudose, Steris, Fillmaster, Swisslog, GoHCL, Parata, IHiS, Alaris, B Braus, Fresenius? No, probably not..but all are extremely successful and all my coworkers know exactly what each one of those companies deal with. None are household names, and none sell to the public.

At this point, you're just trolling.

You have no clue. And I am not trolling. Posted in both strings as, they were different topics. So that is not trolling.

Have a Merry Christmas! Hope you cheer up! 🎄

 

[dampfnudel]

You probably also think that Al Gore invented the Internet! 🤣

Don’t go there please.

 

[JapanApple]

doesn't stop people from buying and selling them when banned. This is a joke about how people are trashing Apple on an Apple fan site. How many people own Apple products and are crying about this? I can't care less

And I thought Tayor Swift's BS news was laughable.

 

[Terrinb]

Yeah, who cares if Apple infringed on Masimo's patents. Apple does hundreds of billions in revenue a year while Masimo barely brings in over $1 billion. Since Apple is more successful, any patent violations by Apple should be waived.

To hell with patents, copyrights, and trademarks.

Apple > patents, copyrights, and trademarks.



You've never heard of Denon, Polk Audio, Bowers & Wilkins, Marantz, etc.?

You either dislike Apple or clearly don't know how the process works or both. The ITC just determines if a company violated a patent, not whether a patent was issued properly. So a company can ask the ITC to ban a product while a separate patent dispute is in full effect. In this situation, Masimo both sued Apple and filed a case with the ITC asking for the ban. Apple is contesting the validity of the patents in question in the lawsuit Masimo filed and the process is ongoing. However, through those proceeding most of the patents have been found to be invalid, but the appeal process is ongoing.

It is ridiculous that the ITC can block a product while court proceedings are still ongoing especially when many of the patents have been found to be invalid. This set up unfairly puts pressure on companies to settle and pay for patents that would later be determined to be invalid. If the court process plays out and Apple in fact did violate the patents, Masimo would be compensated with a court awarding damages, but to force the Apple Watch off the market when Apple is actively and successful challenging the patents is wrong.

 

[technole]

$100 off Ultra 2 + 5% amazon cashback is hard to ignore when I always wanted to upgrade from S6 and can use the outdoor features.

 

[Carnegie]

You either dislike Apple or clearly don't know how the process works or both. The ITC just determines if a company violated a patent, not whether a patent was issued properly. So a company can ask the ITC to ban a product while a separate patent dispute is in full effect. In this situation, Masimo both sued Apple and filed a case with the ITC asking for the ban. Apple is contesting the validity of the patents in question in the lawsuit Masimo filed and the process is ongoing. However, through those proceeding most of the patents have been found to be invalid, but the appeal process is ongoing.

It is ridiculous that the ITC can block a product while court proceedings are still ongoing especially when many of the patents have been found to be invalid. This set up unfairly puts pressure on companies to settle and pay for patents that would later be determined to be invalid. If the court process plays out and Apple in fact did violate the patents, Masimo would be compensated with a court awarding damages, but to force the Apple Watch off the market when Apple is actively and successful challenging the patents is wrong.

A party can challenge the validity of patents asserted against them in a USITC investigation such as this one. Indeed, the USITC found some of the patent claims asserted by Masimo to be invalid.

As for the patent claims which this limited exclusion order are based on, they haven't been otherwise invalidated (e.g., by the PTAB). If they had been, the USITC would likely have suspended this LEO pending the resolution of appeals of those invalidations. That's what the USITC did when it issued a different LEO for Apple Watches based on infringement of an AliveCor patent.

 

[brianlee]

I guess now that the new wrist bands are now leaked, Apple needs to burn through Series 9 and Ultra 2 inventory.