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Masimo, the company who is suing apple, has a market cap around ~$6B. Apple's wearable business (which might include the audio products as well, I guess), at least according to the article, "generated $13.48 billion in revenue". Don't think this is as big of a threat as someone like Samsung suing iPhone.

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> Don't think this is as big of a threat as someone like Samsung suing iPhone.

Samsung makes most of the displays Apple uses in iPhones and it's probably the most profitable deal Samsung has. They have a messy relationship but neither of them is going to rock the boat too much because no one else can meet Apple's demand and Samsung can't afford to lose that much revenue.

Sad, because this is the way B2B relationships should work. But you only get "normal" competitive-cooperative behavior because both companies happen to be giants.

Masimo is a well-known and regularly discussed name in med tech (ask me how I know). I can't comment on how Apple perceives them, but Masimo is much, much more than a no-name patent troll.

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