![]() Both the Series 9 and the Ultra 2 would remain available for purchase outside of the United States, including during the lunar new year season in Asia.Ī jury trial on Masimo’s allegations in California federal court ended with a mistrial in May. “The bigger implication is around whether or not Apple can use the blood oxygen sensor technology that is in question on future devices, or if they’ll have to reach a settlement or come up with a new solution.”Īpple has about a quarter of the global smartwatch market, according to Counterpoint Research – a share that tends to rise to more than a third in the fourth quarter during the US and European holiday sales seasons. ![]() “Apple has plenty of inventory of Watch 8 and SE so they will have products available during that time,” Reith said. ![]() Ryan Reith, program vice-president for research firm IDC’s mobile device tracking efforts, said that US holiday sales of Apple Watches would not suffer and that the full impact of the ruling, if it stands, would come in January and February, typically some of Apple’s slowest sales months in the US. Masimo has accused Apple of hiring away its employees, stealing its pulse oximetry technology and incorporating it into the popular Apple Watch. Other models that do not contain the blood oxygen sensor are unaffected by the dispute.Īpple said it believed the ITC’s finding was erroneous, should be reversed and that it intended to appeal the decision to the federal circuit. The company said it would pause sales of the watches from its website starting 21 December, and from Apple retail locations after 24 December. The decision is under review by Joe Biden until 25 December, but Apple said it was pre-emptively taking steps to comply should the ruling stand. ![]()
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