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Rayz2016 said:

Mmm. Seems the Apple Watch Series2 has blood oxygen sensors, but they're not being used. What's that about?

This is correct, but they’ve had difficulty with accuracy. Apple won’t fire it up until they can make it sufficiently accurate.

zroger73 said:

I like the design. I like the battery life. I like the incredible water resistance. I like the blood oxygen sensor.

It makes the Apple Watch look dated. Apple have some work to do.

Uh, how does this make the Apple Watch look dated?  Apple Watch design is better as it’s an attractive timepiece for all occassioms.... not just some very obvious fitness watch that looks like a modern Timex.  Battery life?  I can get 3-4 days out of mine depending on how it’s used.  Close enough considering how much more capable an Apple Watch is... not to mention I just drop it on the charger when I go to bed every day anyway.  Water resistance? Check, got that a year ago with the series 2.  Blood oxygen sensor is nice, but barely useful. There is a good possibility that will also be coming to the series 3 in Sept.

Beyond that you’ve failed to consider the monumental advantage the Apple Watch OS has over Fitbit in terms of overall function/capability... Not to mention not needing to pay a monthly/annual fee for the fitness tracking/app.  In fact, WatchOS 4 coming in the next 2-3 weeks has really upped its game big time with the fitness app/tracking.  I’ve been running it for a while, and it’s quite an impressive update. 

Man, Qualcomm sounds so desperate and weak in their positions it’s pure comedy.

wood1208 said:

Qualcomm has right to defend it's IP as well ask for fair/reasonable compensation. Either you buy from someone or develop your own. It appears, Qualcomm is in jam when too many strong fighting against.

You clearly don't know all the details of what Qualcomm has been up to.  They are going to get nailed to a wall.  Not just by these companies they have screwed over, but many governments as well.  I'm sure they are still walking funny from having to pay 815 million to Blackberry.

gregg thurman said:

cpnsidering the claims being publicly made against Qualcomm, the number of Countries opening anti-trust investigations against Qualcomm, the number of fines levied against Qualcomm for anti-trust violations it surprises no end that the US DOJ hasn't opened an investigation into Qualcomm practices as well. 

The US FTC has filed a suit... but I agree, this could get really really ugly for Qualcomm.  And it should.  The way they are behaving is incredibly unfair and illegal.