Will this be the last Christmas you can get an Apple Watch?

Correct answer to the headline is “probably not.”

Yet more evidence that patents are bad.

Could you elaborate? So, any big company can steal and reimplement any innovation from any start-up or any individuals?

What the alternative?

In a world without patents, a startup would likewise be able to do the same though, so I'm not convinced it's all bad? I'd rather have skill and technical competence be the only limiting factor.

TLDR:

"But, according to Chien, your gift list doesn’t need an overhaul yet. She suspects the companies will reach a licensing agreement or detente in the coming weeks. “Typically, you want the market decisions to be driven by the market, not by litigation,” Chien says.

“My guess is they will work things out, and Apple will still be able to sell its product.”"

Of course not. They'll remove or modify the infringing feature, or work out a license deal.

Pay up