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by bagels 908 days ago
Do you think I is not true? They will miss some sales, and thus revenue from this. Maybe many are unsympathetic, but it seems to be a factual prediction.
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I mean people will just wait to buy the Apple Watch when it gets resolved and they are on sale again. It’s not like people will flock to the alternatives.

The harm is only significant if it drags out for a significant period of time. Apple will probably just remove some functionality and keep selling.

I mean it’s a watch, and the timekeeping aspects aren’t patented (I don’t think). Calculator watches existed since the 80s so that’s ok…my friend had a game on his watch in the 80s so that’s ok..