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In a similar measure, some US made apps and software are banned (or in the process of being banned) in China and certain other countries.  China and Russia want use of Windows phased-out, starting with government departments and government owned enterprises.  China and Russia are likely not keen on use of Dell, HP, Apple, Cisco and other US controlled hardware.  

Apple and Microsoft should cross-license their inventions.  Better yet, they should form a joint venture Apple-Soft.  

Microsoft has a new solid state lithium-sodium battery that drastically reduces need for lithium.  
Combine patent in this article with the lithium-sodium battery, and they can corner the battery market.  
Bye-bye Duracell, Rayovac, Panasonic, LG, Tesla, Johnson Controls...  

In the past, buying all the parts of an automobile, rather than the assembled auto, has been estimated to cost at least 10x the cost of the assembled car.  Plus the cost of paying for assembly.  Wonder if extended warranty will be discounted in the future, as an incentive, once supply exceeds demand?  

My experience with 3rd party insurers has been they frequently go bankrupt, and often have major exclusions on what they cover.  Historically, this has often been true of firms that insure automobiles.  If the firm goes bankrupt, the policy is not worth the paper on which it is printed.  Sometimes, there are limits on payments from the policy, and you may be limited in which firms will accept the insurance (or which repair firms the insurance company will accept).  You may be limited by what the insurance firm considers the fair market value of the device.  For automobiles, frequent exclusions include batteries, tires, brakes and other wear items.  

The countersuit by Apple against Masimo W1 watches should have been expected, and may ultimately cost Masimo more than they gain from any licensing of the (so far) remaining valid patents.  Guess it was quicker for Apple to disable the allegedly infringing process.  Wonder if  given more time, Apple can implement a software method that is independent of the (so far) remaining patents.  Maybe Masimo will end up cross-licensing patents with Apple to prevent action against Masimo W1 watches.  Cross-licensing usually does not involve much money changing hands.  Apple claims Masimo copied design and functionality of Apple watches with the Masimo W1.  This back and forth could go on for a long time, possibly making lawyers a tidy sum.

After some thought, realized many delivery folks are required to have blood drawn for drug testing on a recurring basis (sometimes randomly).  I assume finger prints are also taken.  Maybe with huge drop in cost of DNA testing, they should also have computerized DNA sequences, which may be useful for analysis of any DNA left on switched/pilfered packages.  Evidence could be left from sneezing, I'd think.  Unsure if breathing or dead skin cells could also leave trace amounts of DNA.  

Looks like another recent trend is for a mob of folks to rob delivery trucks while the driver is walking boxes to a home or business.  This may require less organization than substituting counterfeit devices for the real thing.  Maybe hidden high definition cameras need to be installed on trucks.  

I wonder if there may be honest but careless substitution of the wrong items during packaging or shipping.  I see this every year or two with Amazon.  A book ships instead of a sink strainer.  A kitchen organizer ships instead of something much less expensive.  Something ships when I've ordered nothing.  Something takes 4 months to arrive.  A less expensive version is shipped than what I ordered.