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Post by MichyM on Dec 20, 2023 2:20:01 GMT
This announcement about the Series 9 has kind of pushed me off (I think) the one year old fence I’ve been on.
That said, as an Apple Watch newbie, would a SE suffice? The difference between the two is about $10 month, so not insignificant overall. Definitely going with cellular.
thank you!
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Post by crazy4scraps on Dec 20, 2023 2:26:12 GMT
What announcement? There’s one under the tree for me!
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Post by karenk on Dec 20, 2023 2:31:34 GMT
Apparently Apple stole some proprietary stuff for its blood oxygen watch app.
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Post by Bridget in MD on Dec 20, 2023 2:34:35 GMT
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Post by busy on Dec 20, 2023 3:04:49 GMT
Apparently Apple stole some proprietary stuff for its blood oxygen watch app. That’s not an accurate description at all. And this is a little bit about the ongoing situation between the two companies. Masimo seems pretty questionable in their legal actions. Separately, Masimo filed a lawsuit against Apple in early 2020, accusing Apple of patent infringement and trade secret misappropriation. Apple challenged the patents in that case with the United States Patent Office, asking the agency to re-review the patents that were initially granted to Masimo. The Patent Trial and Appeal Board reviewed 17 different Masimo patents as part of this process and found that 15 of them were invalid. Masimo is appealing those decisions. As for Masimo’s accusations of trade secret misappropriation, that case went to trial back in May. The judge rejected five out of 10 of Masimo’s claims, saying there was not enough evidence to send those claims to the jury. The remaining claims were put in front of the jury, where six of the seven jurors found in favor of Apple. The remaining juror disagreed, and the jury eventually concluded that it would not be possible to reach a unanimous verdict. The judge in the case declared a mistrial, and it will be retried at a yet-to-be-determined date. |
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Post by karenk on Dec 20, 2023 3:24:43 GMT
Busy, sorry I only heard a bit on national news tonight. I did not know the particulars.
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Post by pinklady on Dec 20, 2023 3:25:36 GMT
Apple challenged the patents in that case with the United States Patent Office, asking the agency to re-review the patents that were initially granted to Masimo. The Patent Trial and Appeal Board reviewed 17 different Masimo patents as part of this process and found that 15 of them were invalid. Masimo is appealing those decisions. How do we go about getting the MISTI patents “re-reviewed”? Is there some sort of class action suit we can get started because I know hundreds of card makers who would join in. 😂 |
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Post by mamallama on Dec 20, 2023 9:52:54 GMT
I have a 7 that I got last year and love it. My daughter still has her 4 from several years back and there’s not a ton of differences between the two of ours that I can tell.
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Post by Patter on Dec 20, 2023 11:09:41 GMT
I was reading about this last night. I have a 4 that now dies by 6 p.m. each evening. I am so tempted to get one today but wanted to hang onto this one a bit longer. Decisions, decisions.
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Post by Sharon on Dec 20, 2023 11:55:46 GMT
I have a series 9. I've had it a few weeks now. I haven't really used the tapping feature. I do love the Apple watch though. Sometimes it tells me I left my phone behind when I've got it with me. All three of the Apple watches I've had have done that. I haven't figured out why it happens.
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Post by MZF on Dec 20, 2023 13:53:09 GMT
I love my Apple watch--it's an older series 3. I was debating getting a 9, but my 3 is still working and stays charged all day. There are features I like to have on the newer versions, but I'll probably wait til this one dies....
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Post by Patter on Dec 20, 2023 14:30:21 GMT
I love my Apple watch--it's an older series 3. I was debating getting a 9, but my 3 is still working and stays charged all day. There are features I like to have on the newer versions, but I'll probably wait til this one dies.... Yeah, I decided to cave since my series 4 doesn't stay charged. I went with the Series 8 because I could get it $150 off. From what I read if you had an 8, there wasn't much difference between that and the 9. The difference in cost got me. LOL.  It will be here on Wednesday. |
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Post by kristi521 on Dec 20, 2023 19:48:55 GMT
This announcement about the Series 9 has kind of pushed me off (I think) the one year old fence I’ve been on. That said, as an Apple Watch newbie, would a SE suffice? The difference between the two is about $10 month, so not insignificant overall. Definitely going with cellular. thank you! The first year that SE was out (I think) was the year the 6 was introduced. I went with the 6 because I figured might as well get it all. I definitely could have saved and gone with the SE. In the future when I need to upgrade, I will likely go with the SE. I don't really need always on display (it drains the battery faster and I usually turn that off, I don't need the blood oxygen info, or the ECG app. I can count on one hand how often I have looked at any of those. If you haven't already, the Apple site does a good comparison: www.apple.com/watch/compare/ |
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Post by SabrinaP on Dec 20, 2023 21:53:03 GMT
I have an SE and it’s fine for me. I mostly use my watch to check text messages, set and disable timers, keep my daily calendar reminders, and track fitness. All of that can be done on the SE.
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Post by h2ohdog on Dec 21, 2023 3:43:49 GMT
I had a Series 1 I bought off of someone who won it in a work raffle and didn’t want it (score) and had until I bought a 4 and now I have an 8 and I love it. The 4 was fine and I traded it in- I ironically wanted the o2 function, which, according to what I read today will not be “taken off” in future updates of watches that have already been sold with it.
My bff loves her Fitbit, so it all depends on what you like. I like that it integrates with my phone, but I have been an Apple person since I got my first Mac. I also worked with Macs in all of my jobs except for the last one, though.
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Post by MichyM on Dec 21, 2023 3:50:36 GMT
Thanks girls. I finally bit the bullet and ordered the SE a little while ago. I figure I wont miss any features I don’t know about/understand yet as a newbie, and if after a few years I need to upgrade, I will.
I’ve officially joined the dark side 😲
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Post by TXMary on Dec 21, 2023 5:25:22 GMT
I have a 5 and have been considering getting a 9. When I read the news story on Monday morning, I went ahead and ordered. It came today but I haven’t had a chance to even open it. I’m getting $90 when I send my 5 back.
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Post by Patter on Dec 21, 2023 11:46:56 GMT
I have a 5 and have been considering getting a 9. When I read the news story on Monday morning, I went ahead and ordered. It came today but I haven’t had a chance to even open it. I’m getting $90 when I send my 5 back. Did you trade it with Apple? I should have tried to trade my 4. And MichyM, welcome to the dark side. You will love it. |
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Post by Sharon on Dec 21, 2023 11:54:07 GMT
I traded in my 3 when I bought the 9. Best Buy will do the trades too. I think I got $135 for mine.
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Post by crazy4scraps on Dec 21, 2023 13:46:25 GMT
I ordered the 9 a few weeks ago when Costco had it for $60 off. I’m sure it will do more than I will likely ever know, just like my phone, LOL.
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Post by busy on Dec 21, 2023 14:22:11 GMT
I traded my seres 4 in for a series 9 with Verizon and got $180 for it.
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TXMary
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Post by TXMary on Dec 21, 2023 15:03:33 GMT
I have a 5 and have been considering getting a 9. When I read the news story on Monday morning, I went ahead and ordered. It came today but I haven’t had a chance to even open it. I’m getting $90 when I send my 5 back. Did you trade it with Apple? I should have tried to trade my 4. And MichyM , welcome to the dark side. You will love it.  Yes. I will send it back to Apple. |
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Post by MichyM on Dec 23, 2023 17:27:52 GMT
It arrived yesterday, yay!
It absolutely will not pair with my phone. Boo!
I will Try again today, please cross your fingers.
If it still won’t work I’ll sign up for a virtual help session.
Apple is so easy, which is why this girl who does not have a technical bone in her body likes the products. #idiotproof. But when they don’t behave it is really annoying!
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Post by Sharon on Dec 23, 2023 22:16:43 GMT
To get mine to pair, I had to hit the manual pair. It didn't want to do it by just placing them together.
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Post by MZF on Dec 23, 2023 23:56:01 GMT
If it still won’t work I’ll sign up for a virtual help session. Apple is so easy, which is why this girl who does not have a technical bone in her body likes the products. #idiotproof. But when they don’t behave it is really annoying! Another non-techie gal that loves Apple products for ease of use. Enjoy your new watch! |
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It will be here on Wednesday.
