Apple pulled their watches prior to Christmas and they were not on sale after Christmas through Apple.
The Biden administration allowed the ban to proceed.
And the Custom’s office will not make their decision until the 12th of January.
So I’m resolving this market to no.
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From the New York Time's Opinion piece by Peter Coy: Apple Inc. sells a lot of smart watches during the holidays, but this year its sales of most Apple Watch models may well drop 100 percent — to literally zero — the day after Christmas. That’s because of a ruling Thursday by the International Trade Commission that most Apple Watches contain parts that infringe on patents held by Masimo Corp., a producer of medical technology, and its sister company, Cercacor Laboratories Inc., both of Irvine, Calif. An import ban and a cease-and-desist order on sales both take effect on Dec. 26 — unless President Biden reverses the decision by Dec. 25, which appears unlikely. (Presidents rarelyoverrule the independent, nonpartisan agency, which was founded in 1916 as the U.S. Tariff Commission.)
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Apple pulled their watches prior to Christmas and they were not on sale after Christmas through Apple.
The Biden administration allowed the ban to proceed.
And the Custom’s office will not make their decision until the 12th of January.
So I’m resolving this market to no.
@esusatyo I am resolving this now as Apples request to halt the ban will not be heard until Jan 12th. https://www.reuters.com/technology/biden-administration-allows-us-trade-tribunals-ban-apple-watch-imports-2023-12-26/
Does "resolve" include making a change to their software/hardware that allows them to bypass the patent scope? And what about Apple reaching an agreement with Masimo?
In other words, does this resolve to "yes" in any situation where Apple Watches are back on the Apple Store shelves before the deadline?
Current News. Biden does has until Dec 25th to veto the ruling. https://9to5mac.com/2023/12/18/apple-halting-apple-watch-series-9-and-apple-watch-ultra-2-sales/