Apple Watch’s Clock is Ticking

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🗓️ 20 December 2023

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

Apple will have to halt sales of its latest Watch products this week due to patent disputes… unless the president’s office decides to step in. (00:21) Tim Beyers and Dylan Lewis discuss: - Why you might not be able to buy the Apple Watch soon in the U.S. - Comcast’s data breach affecting 30+ million customers. - Fedex’s latest results and why they might be better than the market thinks. (16:39) Mary Long caught up with Kristy Akullian, Senior Member of the iShares investment strategy team at Blackrock. for a look at her team's 2024 outlook and one country to keep an eye on. Companies discussed: AAPL, MASI, CMCSA, FDX Host: Dylan Lewis Guests: Tim Beyers, Mary Long, Kristy Akullian Engineers: Dan Boyd, Rick Engdahl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	If you're looking to get a new Apple watch, the clock is ticking.
0:05.0	Motley Full analyst Tim Byers.
0:25.0	Tim, Lean, Mean, Full of caffeine?
0:28.0	I mean, you said it and I agree with it.
0:32.0	Love it.
0:33.0	We've got the latest data breach, a look at trends in shipping, and some thoughts on what
0:37.5	2024 might bring from Black Rock, but we're going to start out talking about an item that might be on a lot of holiday gift lists this year, Tim.
0:46.0	And that's the Apple Watch. And if you're in the market for one, if it is on your shopping list for someone for Christmas,
0:52.0	you better act soon based on the current
0:54.3	state of things because Apple will pause selling some of its latest models
0:58.0	before Christmas Tim. Yeah, it's a it's really interesting. So sales of the Apple watch Series 9 and Ultra 2 are supposed to be halted.
1:08.0	This is according to Fortune here.
1:10.0	At the company's online store as of the 21st. So we are recording on the 20th, so that is tomorrow.
1:19.2	And at its physical retail locations apparently beginning on Christmas Eve.
1:24.2	So I mean, giddy up, hurry up and get in there and get one.
1:29.2	And apparently this is because of a ruling by the International Trade Commission from October
1:35.8	that said that Apple has violated patents from Mossimo that include in
1:42.0	these watches a blood oxygen sensor.
1:46.8	So it looks like a software patent here
1:49.0	that Apple has violated.
1:51.4	I think it is interesting. I know that Apple has been very interested and I have
1:58.4	seen this myself. I mean Apple is pinging me even on my old you know my ancient iPhone
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