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Apple to Remove Blood-Oxygen Sensor From Watch to Avoid U.S. Ban::Tech giant’s withdrawal of technology may end cloud hanging over $18 billion smartwatch business

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[-] Monument@lemmy.sdf.org 9 points 10 months ago

Based on the article and other comments about the dispute, it seems like a justified legal move, but I hope they come around to an agreement regarding existing devices, rather than something insane, such as disabling the functionality on existing consumer devices.

I was given an Apple Watch in 2017. I replaced that (functioning just fine) watch about a year ago with a model with a pulse oximeter, specifically because I wanted the feature.

[-] RunningInRVA@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago

They couldn’t do that without somehow compensating you. Not saying that is better but they can’t cripple a product that you have paid for.

[-] LWD@lemm.ee 4 points 10 months ago

can't cripple a product you have paid for

laughs in cloud and closed source

[-] dynamojoe@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago

That will end up as a class action lawsuit with some merit. There will be a race to file this one.

[-] FoxBJK@midwest.social 3 points 10 months ago

Won’t get much back though. It’ll be a small refund based on the cost of the feature relative to the overall purchase price.

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