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lordjohnwhorfin said:

Note to women living in Gilead (states controlled by republicans): don’t wear an Apple watch. Should you choose to terminate your pregnancy in a civilized state, your watch logs could be subpoenaed to prove you had an abortion.

There was a time when a post like this would have been just some nut job making a dumbass tortured statement to disparaged Apple tech.

Now it's a solid warning about an actual possibility that's not at all far fetched. I'm curious as to how accessible that data is. Does it or can it exist only on the Watch? If so, can it be deleted to an extent as to be unrecoverable? In Gilead there's no compunction against seizing and trawling someone's tech without a warrant. 

Maybe all the brouhaha will get him another half-dozen downloads.

The Vision Pro will be a niche product for years, another 5 at least. Cook knows that. I don't think he's got any illusions about making it sell like even the Watch. 

If there is a mid-update, it would be more to sell to those who are interested but found the current model too pricey for what it is. Apple could cut the price a bit along with adding a speed bump and few current owners would upgrade, if any. 2027 is a ways off so a slightly improved version in terms speed, weight and price could get some sales. But it would still be a niche product. 

For $249, it would fly off the shelves. /s

Maybe I could be OK with a monitor/tethered version, and no cameras to show someone my eyes. I'm not going to wander around the house while wearing it. But I want XDR level displays. If Apple were to  cut back on their quality in pursuit of sales, that would disappoint me a lot.

I have three Watches with SPO2 activated, and two without, as yet. A Watch without it functioning still has a whole lot of utility for me, so it doesn't matter. Sooner or later, a software update will restore it.

There are those who vow they'll never by a Watch without it because it's that important. I guess. What these proclamations never seem to provide is what they're doing for SPO2 monitoring in the meantime. Do they buy a watch that does have the feature, and if so, what watch. Do they carry a dedicated SPO2 monitor in the meantime?

I don't suffer from COPD, asthma, or any other impaired breathing disease or condition, so monitoring isn't a high priority for me. I have Watches and a finger-tip monitor that provide it, all out of curiosity for the most part.

So I'm good till maybe the Ultra 3 and S12 Watches. Since they're a pretty mature platform it'll take at least a holographic projection of an hour glass before I buy again. Even if the SPO2 sensor isn't active.

pichael said:

What a bunch of idiots, especially using spray paint on a building. Surely they will need to use some chemicals to remove the spray paint now. 

I can not condone any acts of vandalism. 

I condone neither vandalism nor the gross stupidity demonstrated in this action by the actor and his adoring fans.