Apple has finally got a win over the ongoing legal battle with AliveCor, the US-based medical device company over the Apple Watch's heart monitoring technology. AliveCor had accused the tech giant for limiting third-party access to specific heart rate data which is collected by the Apple Watch, claiming that it was an anti-competitive move. However, a judge in a US District Court has ruled completely in favour of Apple, stating that the company is not required to stand trial for the lawsuit
In the 9to5Mac report, Apple's spokesperson was quoted saying, “AliveCor’s lawsuit challenged Apple’s ability to improve important capabilities of the Apple Watch that consumers and developers rely on, and today’s outcome confirms that is not anticompetitive.”
“We thank the Court for its careful consideration of this case, and will continue to protect the innovations we advance on behalf of our customers against meritless claims,” it added.
The case dealt with upgrades to Apple Watch's heart rate algorithm as part of watchOS 5 in 2018. The company switched from the “Heart Rate Path Optimizer” algorithm (HRPO) to the “Heart Rate Neural Network” algorithm (HRNN).
The company argued that these modifications hurt the experience of using its SmartRhythm feature, available in its watchOS app.
AliveCor then filed an antitrust case in May 2021, claiming that Apple should have continued to provide Apple Watch heart rate data from pre-watchOS 5 algorithms as well. Apple did not do this because it discovered that the HRNN was more accurate, the report mentioned.
In a summary judgment, US District Judge Jeffrey White ruled in favour of Apple in this case. The judge ruled that Apple's changes to watchOS were not anti-competitive and that the lawsuit should not proceed to a jury trial.
“AliveCor is deeply disappointed and strongly disagrees with the court’s decision to dismiss our anti-competition case and we plan to appeal. We will continue to vigorously protect our intellectual property to benefit our consumers and promote innovation,” AliveCor said.
Meanwhile, Apple has announced changes to iOS, Safari, and the App Store in the European Union in response to the Digital Markets Act (DMA) coming into force in March.
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Apple has finally got a win over the ongoing legal battle with AliveCor, the US-based medical device company over the Apple Watch's heart monitoring technology. AliveCor had accused the tech giant for limiting third-party access to specific heart rate data which is collected by the Apple Watch, claiming that it was an anti-competitive move. However, a judge in a US District Court has ruled completely in favour of Apple, stating that the company is not required to stand trial for the lawsuit
In the 9to5Mac report, Apple's spokesperson was quoted saying, “AliveCor’s lawsuit challenged Apple’s ability to improve important capabilities of the Apple Watch that consumers and developers rely on, and today’s outcome confirms that is not anticompetitive.”
“We thank the Court for its careful consideration of this case, and will continue to protect the innovations we advance on behalf of our customers against meritless claims,” it added.
The case dealt with upgrades to Apple Watch's heart rate algorithm as part of watchOS 5 in 2018. The company switched from the “Heart Rate Path Optimizer” algorithm (HRPO) to the “Heart Rate Neural Network” algorithm (HRNN).
The company argued that these modifications hurt the experience of using its SmartRhythm feature, available in its watchOS app.
AliveCor then filed an antitrust case in May 2021, claiming that Apple should have continued to provide Apple Watch heart rate data from pre-watchOS 5 algorithms as well. Apple did not do this because it discovered that the HRNN was more accurate, the report mentioned.
In a summary judgment, US District Judge Jeffrey White ruled in favour of Apple in this case. The judge ruled that Apple's changes to watchOS were not anti-competitive and that the lawsuit should not proceed to a jury trial.
“AliveCor is deeply disappointed and strongly disagrees with the court’s decision to dismiss our anti-competition case and we plan to appeal. We will continue to vigorously protect our intellectual property to benefit our consumers and promote innovation,” AliveCor said.
Meanwhile, Apple has announced changes to iOS, Safari, and the App Store in the European Union in response to the Digital Markets Act (DMA) coming into force in March.
ALSO READ: Google to face antitrust trial over ad tech monopoly: Know-more
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Apple winsCentral American Federation*
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Apple winsCyprus
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Apple winsCzechoslovakia*
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Apple winsDenmark
Apple winsDjibouti
Apple winsDominica
Apple winsDominican Republic
Apple winsDuchy of Parma, The*
Apple winsEast Germany
Apple winsEcuador
Apple winsEgypt
Apple winsEl Salvador
Apple winsEquatorial Guinea
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Apple winsEstonia
Apple winsEswatini
Apple winsEthiopia
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Apple winsFinland
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