Engadget Podcast: Diving into the Apple Watch sales ban
It's unclear if Apple actually stole Masimo's tech, but it sure looks guilty.
Right as we’re heading into Christmas, Apple has been forced to stop sales of the Apple Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2 in the US, due to an ongoing patent dispute with Masimo over pulse oximeters. To break down what’s going on, Devindra and Ben chat with Christina Farr, a health tech investor at OMERS Ventures and author of the newsletter Second Opinion. It turns out Apple has made a habit of tempting people away from competing companies, and that includes Masimo’s former chief medical officer. Did Apple really steal trade secrets? Or does it just look very guilty since it had the means and motive to copy Masimo’s technology?
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Credits
Hosts: Devindra Hardawar and Ben Ellman
Guest: Christina Farr
Producer: Ben Ellman
Music: Dale North and Terrence O'Brien
